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Conor McGregor gives heartfelt advice to Dustin Poirier: ‘Karma is a mirror’

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Conor McGregor gives heartfelt advice to Dustin Poirier: ‘Karma is a mirror’
Ultimate Fighting Championship star Conor
McGregor has chimed in on the struggles former opponent
Dustin
Poirier is facing, but not like most may have expected.

During a Thursday appearance on Smash Cast with
hosts Chael Sonnen
and Ian Parker, McGregor appeared to discuss a litany of subject.
In the show, he discusses topics like how he feels competing back
at welterweight, whether he will ever meet Floyd
Mayweather in the boxing ring again and his former opponents.
Notably, the subject of Poirier came up, a man McGregor faced three
times and ended up losing the trilogy match to in 2021.

Poirier, now retired, has been open with his struggles keeping
himself focused and on task now that he is no longer training to
prepare for mutual unarmed combat. In an
oft-discussed video, Poirier was filmed heavily intoxicated at
the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta in late June and arrested
for the misdemeanor of public drunkenness.

I hope he comes out right

Sonnen asked McGregor directly about Poirier's incident during the
show. Before responding, the Irishman sharply inhaled and collected
his thoughts.

“Karma is a mirror,†McGregor expressed. “It's not good to see. If
I was to say something to him, I would say: take this with absolute
seriousness. Do not engage with people. ‘Oh,' there's people [that
would say], ‘it was funny, I like him more,' and you see [them]
start laughing about it and maybe you wonder, ‘maybe it wasn't so
bad. Maybe I'll keep going.' And then the next one's worse, and
then you slip deeper and deeper.â€

It would not be McGregor if he did not slip in a barb or two, as he
jabbed Poirier for his post-retirement appearance and
admission that he can now recover properly by taking
performance-enhancing drugs.

“So, I would say, take this with the absolute seriousness,†he
remarked. “Funny enough, I spoke with [UFC broadcaster] Megan
Olivi, they asked me—not on this, it hadn't happened yet. But they
were asking me about Dustin and I'd say, ‘For him to retire and go
on steroids for no reason, I found that stupid. And then also, his
body didn't look any different…alarm belts went off in my [head],
and I thought [he should] take [his transgressions] with absolute
seriousness. Because, you don't want to slip further and further.
He obviously has to take accountability; I've seen something that
came out [where he] blames his father. You have to [take]
accountability [as] a man, that's it.â€

“Notorious†finished, saying, “It's not my business. And for the
sake of his family and children, and his new child born, I hope he
comes right.â€

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UFC 329 ‘McGregor vs. Holloway 2’ play-by-play, results & round scoring

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July 11, 2026

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UFC 329 ‘McGregor vs. Holloway 2’ play-by-play, results & round scoring

Sherdog’s live
UFC 329 “McGregor vs. Holloway 2†coverage will begin Saturday
at 5 p.m. ET.

Follow our live UFC 329 play-by-play coverage with official
results, updates and round-by-round scoring with real-time
scorecards from veteran scorers Jay Pettry, Brian Knapp and Tyler
Treese for each fight on the card.

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Costa (-265), Durden (+215)

Round 1

Sherdog Scores

Jay Pettry scores the round:
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Tyler Treese scores the round:

Round 2

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Tyler Treese scores the round:

Round 3

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Tyler Treese scores the round:

The Official Result

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Gandra (-130), Reese (+110)

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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The Official Result

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Basharat (-620), Garza (+460)

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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The Official Result

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Pinas (-225), Almeida (+185)

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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The Official Result

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Wang (-112), Cortez (-108)

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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The Official Result

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Riley (-290), Kamaka III (+235)

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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The Official Result

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Yanez (-410), Garbrandt (+320)

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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The Official Result

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Steveson (-2800), Ellison (+1300)

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Round 2

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Round 3

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The Official Result

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Whittaker (-148), Krylov (+124)

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Round 2

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Round 3

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The Official Result

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: McKinney (-148), Green (+124)

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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The Official Result

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Kavanagh (-218), Royval (+180)

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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The Official Result

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Sandhagen (-148), Bautista (+124)

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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The Official Result

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: St. Denis (-135), Pimblett (+114)

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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The Official Result

BETTING
PREVIEW | SCOUTING
REPORT | ODDS: Holloway (-225), McGregor (+185)

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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The Official Result

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UFC 329: Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2 preview show

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July 10, 2026

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UFC 329: Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2 preview show

LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor is set to make the walk to the octagon for the first time in five years, and has made some big promises ahead of his rematch against Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 329. The big question on everybody's mind seems to be, is the Mac truly back?

Ahead of the massive numbered event, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and José Youngs preview UFC 329 outside of T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. They discuss McGregor's fight week as a whole, if the event feels big compared to most events over the past few years, who needs a win more between McGregor and Holloway, and how things can shake up depending on the result. Additionally, they discuss the lightweight co-main event between Paddy Pimblett and Benoit Saint Denis, and other storylines ahead of the fight card.

Catch the UFC 329 preview show video above. An audio-only version of the show can be found below and on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you find your favorite podcasts.

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Max Holloway delivers message to Conor McGregor after final UFC 329 faceoff

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July 10, 2026

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Max Holloway delivers message to Conor McGregor after final UFC 329 faceoff

Conor McGregor and Max Holloway are bringing out the best in each other and fans could be in store for an epic UFC 329 main event.

Saturday's headliners faced off for the final time following ceremonial weigh-ins at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and neither man backed down as they nearly went nose to nose ahead of their highly anticipated rematch.

Watch the intense faceoff below.

Afterwards, Holloway and McGregor were both given the opportunity to deliver a parting shot on the microphone, with Holloway going first.

“I'm too ferocious,†Holloway said. “I'm too relentless. If this guy's a missile, I'm a f*cking nuke!â€

McGregor followed with a message for the rowdy crowd.

“It's great to be back,†McGregor said. “Thank you to all the fans here in attendance, I hope you're all ready for a blockbuster event tomorrow night. ‘The Mac' is bringing it!â€

Co-main event lightweight contenders Benoit Saint Denis and Paddy Pimblett also had an energetic faceoff, with the fans roaring at Pimblett's arrival.

UFC 329 is headlined by a rematch 13 years in the making as former featherweight champions McGregor and Holloway meet in a welterweight contest. McGregor fights for the first time in five years and for the first time since breaking his leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, while Holloway looks to rebound from a disappointing loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 326 that cost him his “BMF†championship.

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