LAS VEGAS – How’s this for a market flipflop? Conor McGregor opened as a +190 (nearly 2-1) underdog to Dustin Poirier. Now? He’s more than a 2-1 favorite with the sportsbooks.
Such is the intrigue of their main-card bout at Saturday’s UFC 178 event, where two of the UFC featherweight division’s most promising title hopefuls square off on pay-per-view at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Ahead of the fight, which has stolen much of UFC 178’s spotlight, we asked other fighters from the card to make their predictions for McGregor (15-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) vs. Poirier (16-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC).
Check out the above video as flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, middleweight contender Tim Kennedy, former bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz and others break down the fight.
And for more on UFC 178, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
view original article >>