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Dan Hooker at the UFC 257 press conference on UFC Fight Island. Courtesy DCT
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Dustin Poirier, left, and Conor McGregor face-off ahead of their bout at UFC 257 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Getty
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American fighter Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor of Ireland at the UFC 257 press conference at Etihad Arena ahead of their bout on Sunday. Courtesy DCT
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New Zealand's Dan Hooker, left, and Michael Chandler of the United States ahead of their bout at UFC 257. Getty
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Dan Hooker and Michael Chandler at the UFC 257 press conference at Etihad Arena ahead of their bout on Sunday. Courtesy DCT
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Dustin Poirier at the UFC 257 press conference. Courtesy DCT
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Michael Chandler speaking to the media during the UFC 257 press conference. Getty
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Dustin Poirier at the UFC 257 press conference at Etihad Arena. Courtesy DCT
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Michael Chandler at the UFC 257 press conference. Courtesy DCT
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Dustin Poirier speaks to the media during the UFC 257 press conference at Etihad Arena. Getty
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Conor McGregor during the UFC 257 press conference. Getty
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Dan Hooker during the UFC 257 press conference. Getty
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Conor McGregor during the UFC 257 press conference at Etihad Arena. Getty
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Dan Hooker at the UFC 257 press conference on UFC Fight Island. Courtesy DCT
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Dustin Poirier, left, and Conor McGregor face-off ahead of their bout at UFC 257 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Getty
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American fighter Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor of Ireland at the UFC 257 press conference at Etihad Arena ahead of their bout on Sunday. Courtesy DCT
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New Zealand's Dan Hooker, left, and Michael Chandler of the United States ahead of their bout at UFC 257. Getty
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Dan Hooker and Michael Chandler at the UFC 257 press conference at Etihad Arena ahead of their bout on Sunday. Courtesy DCT
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Dustin Poirier at the UFC 257 press conference. Courtesy DCT
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Michael Chandler speaking to the media during the UFC 257 press conference. Getty
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Dustin Poirier at the UFC 257 press conference at Etihad Arena. Courtesy DCT
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Michael Chandler at the UFC 257 press conference. Courtesy DCT
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Dustin Poirier speaks to the media during the UFC 257 press conference at Etihad Arena. Getty
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Conor McGregor during the UFC 257 press conference. Getty
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Dan Hooker during the UFC 257 press conference. Getty
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Conor McGregor during the UFC 257 press conference at Etihad Arena. Getty
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Dan Hooker at the UFC 257 press conference on UFC Fight Island. Courtesy DCT
'More mature, more patient' Dustin Poirier ready to set record straight against Conor McGregor at UFC 257
American fighter lost to the Irishman inside a round in their first bout and came agonisingly close to beating Nurmagomedov in Abu Dhabi at UFC 242
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