Dustin Poirier trolls Conor McGregor with his reaction to the cancellation of the UFC 303 fight

Dustin Poirier did not want to miss the chance to strike back against his former rival Conor McGregor after the Irishman was forced to withdraw from UFC 303.

Conor McGregor out of UFC 303, Dana White announces 3 replacement fights

A turbulent few weeks for the UFC and combat sports fans finally reached their climax yesterday when Dana White officially announced that McGregor's return fight at UFC 303 alongside Michael Chandler was canceled.

The UFC CEO revealed a revamped card headlined by a rematch between Alex Pereira and Jiří Procházka with a new co-main event featuring Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes, and while fans around the globe shared their thoughts on the news, Poirier simply responded on social media.

Fans react to the removal of Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler from the UFC 303 card

“The Diamond” cleverly echoed McGregor’s own words in his reaction to the UFC 303 news, as a now-deleted tweet from the former two-division champion called PPV numbers for UFC 302 “nothing” after Poirier and Islam Makhachev headlined the event.

“500,000 PPV buys 302, done. A nothing burger”

– Conor McGregor

Poirier suffered a fifth-round submission loss to Makhachev in the main event of UFC 302, but the former interim lightweight champion has now competed five times since a trilogy fight with McGregor in 2021, which was the last time fans saw the Irishman in the Octagon.

“The Diamond” has already indicated that he considers the rivalry with McGregor to be over after Poirier won their last two encounters at UFC 257 and UFC 264. At the moment, the UFC apparently intends to postpone the McGregor vs. Chandler duel to another event later this year.

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