So R e o Connor McGregor told you he wanted a war with Dustin Poirier.

But he got more than he could handle from him.

Was it?

Rustom is a year long layoff from aggregor was poor, just more ready for Well, I know Connor talked about Thean activity and the rust.

But to be honest, I'm happy that he gave Dustin portrays do because I think if we focus on that, it's not giving dust.

Emporia his due.

He had a phenomenal game plan.

He took him down early.

He clinched with him.

Dustin Poirier is a tremendous fighter.

And it really bothered me when this fight was first announced that I had a lot of people come up to you.

And why are they re matching?

He beat him in less than two minutes six years ago.

What's the point?

Dustin Poor was not getting enough respect and he proved to a lot of people that he is the man and oh, by the way, he should be fighting for a belt.

Next.

I don't care if it's interim or vacant and if Habib is done, it should be for the vacant title because that man earned a title shot tonight.

Meanwhile, Connor McGregor.

I mean, he's a meal ticket.

He's the biggest star in UFC.

How do you expect him to regroup now?

I think he's gonna fight again this year.

I think he might even fight two more times this year.

Look, uh, in mixed martial arts losses don't mean as much as they do in boxing.

When you lose like this in boxing, people say, Oh, you're done, you're done.

Some of the best fighters in UFC history have double digit losses.

Does this hurt his his His drawing power?

Absolutely.

Is it a blow?

Absolutely.

Does it probably put those dreams of fighting Manny Pacquiao on ice?

Absolutely.

But you know what?

Here's what he should do.

In 2016, he lost a Nathan Diaz and everyone said he was done.

He came back five months later and he beat Nathan Diaz.

This is the perfect time to do the trilogy fight when Nathan Diaz dust yourself off, Meet your old foe.

He's coming off a loss.

Diaz is now.

McGregor is coming off a loss.

Let's do it at 1 55.

The winner gets his career back on track.

Meanwhile, lightweight champion Habib Magomadov you referenced earlier.

He says he's retired.

How much do you think this result tonight may make him reconsider?

I don't think it makes him reconsider it all.

Honestly, I think if McGregor want tonight, he wasn't reconsidering.

The guy wants to take a break.

He told us.

His father passed away.

His mother asked him to stop.

Look, I'm a momma's boy.

I listen to my mom, Habib's mama's boy.

He listens to his mom.

Let's leave the guy alone.

Let him vacate the title.

Have Dustin fight either Michael Chandler, who pulled off a great promo there.

I mean, it was shades of 1992.

Ric Flair, Royal Rumble.

I mean, it was fantastic stuff.

You got people excited.

Either do that fight or do dust Import versus Charles Oliveira.

Make one of those two fights for the belt.

Perfect.

And then, if he wants to come back in 2022 or 2023 which I think he will eventually to try to go to 13.

0, perfect.

Do that.

But for now, leave the guy alone.

Give Dust Emporia his title fight against either one of those guys and make McGregor versus D yesterday, I just I just did all of the UFC s work right here now.

No, by the way, the way e just wanna let you know that's a spoiler.

That's a spoiler.

If you guys are really Hirwani analyst and matchmaker, he does it all.

We appreciate it, my man.

All right, Habib Magomadov tweeting.

This is what happened when you change your team.

Leave the sparring partners who made you a champion and sparring with little kids far away from reality.

So he's watching and he's talking.

But Arial says he won't be back for a while.

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