Conor McGregor’s feud with Dustin Poirier has been reignited.
The UFC duo first became enemies when they were featherweight prospects in 2014 – 10 years and three fights later, they are still trading insults on social media.
McGregor and Poirier fell out ahead of their trilogy boutCredit: GETTY
On Monday morning, McGregor shared a video of Poirier talking about his last street fight, which was sparked by someone inappropriately touching his wife, Jolie.
‘Notorious’ added an out-of-line comment and several wild hashtags that suggested – without any evidence – his rival may not be the biological father of the daughter he shares with his long-time partner.
“Do a DNA test lad,” McGregor tweeted.
“The Maury Show. Dustin Poirier. #TheNeverBeen #Whoisthefather #fathersdayisforfathersonly #bitchass #inthedm #sendingmemessages #nudes”
McGregor’s attack on Poirier’s family appears to be in response to ‘The Diamond’ poking fun at his withdrawal from a comeback fight against Michael Chandler on June 29.
The American used McGregor’s own words against him when he reacted to the collapse of UFC 303 by posting ‘Nothing Burger’, which is how the Irishman described his recent fight with Islam Makhachev.
A few days later, Poirier celebrated Father’s Day by sharing a picture of him holding two children whose heads had been replaced by pictures of McGregor and Chandler.
‘Mystic Mac’ appears to have been particularly irked by that meme, but really, he takes every chance he gets to target Poirier’s wife, who has played an unlikely role in their beef.
Poirier is a family manCredit: getty
McGregor has tried to use that fact against him over the yearsCredit: Getty
McGregor and Jolie had a friendly relationship ahead of UFC 257.
The UFC superstar was on good terms with the Poiriers and even pledged $500,000 to their charity before getting knocked out cold for the first time in January 2021.
Things turned nasty ahead of McGregor vs Poirier III a few months later.
McGregor made countless crude comments about his opponent’s wife and continued to attack her while he was on the floor with a broken leg at UFC 264.
Mrs Poirier showed him the middle finger before leaving the Octagon.
McGregor has to deal with Chandler next, but it seems to be just a matter of time before he and Poirier settle their feud in a fourth UFC fight.
Expect even more below-the-belt comments when that bout his booked.