The last time fight fans saw Conor McGregor inside the UFC octagon came in January 2021. Dustin Poirier knocked out McGregor in the second round of that bout, which headlined UFC 257. McGregor is scheduled to face Poirier in a trilogy bout tonight in the main event of UFC 264.
The two met for the first time in 2014. McGregor scored a first-round knockout win over Poirier in that contest.
The odds in the first McGregor vs. Poirier meeting opened with Poirier being a -225 favorite over the Irish fighter, who came in at +190. Those odds shifted and on fight night McGregor was a -276 favorite over Poirier, who was the +159 underdog.
The closing odds of the rematch saw McGregor as a -333 favorite over Poirier, who was a +245 underdog. Right now it seems as if Poirier will be favored over McGregor in the trilogy fight.
UFC 264 takes place tonight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card streams in ESPN+ PPV following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+ and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
