Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier narrowly avoid public brawl

As the heat between the two continues to ramp up, Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier almost came to blows in public, confirms Poirier.

McGregor’s rivalry with Poirier has transcended the sport and is now incredibly personal. Spanning over a decade, the bad-blood has only worsened and that was further enhanced with the Irishman’s comments following their trilogy fight.

Now, for the first time since their matchup three years ago, Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier were within touching distance of one another.

Both in Las Vegas at the same time, the UFC fan-favorites were potentially moments away from an altercation, as seen in a video that recently surfaced.

Apparently Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier almost ran into each other in Las Vegas over the weekend 👀 pic.twitter.com/sJ2VkI7Zy2

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According to ‘The Diamond’ if it wasn’t for his agent ushering him to one side, the two would have crossed paths and a brawl would have undoubtedly ensued.

“So, I was walking over to their booth and Conor was behind me, apparently,” Poirier said. “My agent was walking behind me. He grabs my shoulders and says, ‘Go this way, to the right, to the right.'”

“Once we get clear of everybody, he’s like, ‘Dude, we almost had a big problem.'”

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Speaking on what would have happened if he did encounter McGregor, Poirier likened the situation to Family Guy.

“You ever watched Family Guy? You know when Peter [Griffin] and the chicken run into each other? That’s what would have happened.”

“Yeah, for sure [we would have fought]. Yeah, [because of what he said about my family] and just everything we have over the past however many years since our first fight.”

“Dude, for sure. If we would have made eye contact, if our eyes would have met, it would have been bad, probably.”

Dustin Poirier said he nearly fought Conor McGregor at an event last week 😳

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After an unfulfilling end to their third fight, a fourth clash between the two remains on the table.

With Conor McGregor pushing for a UFC return and Dustin Poirier aiming for one final bout inside the octagon, there is arguably no better time than now to execute the quadrilogy.