Former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Pourier believes that he is'rent-free' in Conor McGregor's head.
McGregor, 33 has fired many shots at Poirier since their UFC 264 trio fight last month. This includes taunts referencing his former featherweight rival's wife.
Dustin Poirier is once more engaged in a verbal war with Conor McGregor
The Irishman tried to get under The Diamond's skin, but it failed. The American told ESPN that "It doesn’t really bother me – I don’t really care."
"When I look back in hindsight, I feel like I was thinking today, "The guy is probably losing his mind."
He can't train. He has a injured leg and is trying to get it fixed. Rent free. "I'm only living rent-free (in his head).
Poirier, a fan favourite, won the Sin City Series decider with The Notorious via first-round TKO.
McGregor broke his left leg during the last seconds of the bout and was declared ineligible to continue.
Poirier, 32 years old, feels sympathy for UFC's poster child, but believes he was rewarded.
He said in his post-fight interview that he could take the trash talk. The trash talk isn't a taboo subject, aren't you?
"But murder is not something you can clown about, there's never going back from that, this guy was saying that he was going to murder me and all of my stuff."
He was telling me that he was going to kill me tomorrow. "I'm going to leave here in a coffin.
"You don’t talk like this to people, man. I pray he returns home safely to his family.
But, you know what? This guy is a dirtbag. Karma isn't a b***h. She's a mirror and this guy said the wrong thing.
McGregor is currently in Los Angeles recuperating from a broken leg.
The Dubliner revealed that he is making a quicker recovery than expected, saying that scan went well. Scan went very well.
"To be back riding the bike, before he said that I would be able to carry weight.
"I'm rocking (and well ahead of schedule. Let's keep going. It was great news. It was good news for the doctor's.
He said, "I just have to keep it going day by day." It's something I look forward to. I know what you mean, I am watching these fools talk.
"You may be familiar with Kelvin Gastelum, a little former middleweight who is 5'9 and has a reach of 71 inches.
"I am actually more physically fit than Kelvin, and he is fighting at middleweight."
"I will just keep going higher. I don't know my current weight. I don't know what weight I am now.
"But I'll just see what I look like on the scales, and then I'll go from there. Every day.
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