McGregor and Poirier meet this Saturday night in the main event of UFC 264 as the two bitter rivals look to finally put a conclusion to their longstanding feud. Ahead of this weekend’s blockbuster fight, Hardy spoke to Submission Radio and was asked to give his expert opinion on the fight. The longtime analyst is a fan of both fighters, but it’s the opinion of “The Outlaw” that McGregor is actually the superior martial artist of the two.
“I do think he’s a better martial artist just generally than Poirier. I think he’s got a better mastery of range and striking, a better understanding of the application of martial arts and how to work somebody over psychologically as well,” Hardy said (h/t Sportskeeda).
However, while Hardy thinks that McGregor is the more naturally gifted fighter and more talented martial artist, he cautioned the Irishman that he can’t just assume that his skill will carry him to victory alone. For Hardy, McGregor has got to show off some new skills in this fight and he can’t be the same one-dimensional striker that he was in the last fight. Because going against someone with as much heart as Poirier means he will have to work.
Alternate Headline: Dan Hardy says a lot of dumb shit these days
Agreed, although he’s not wrong here.
He’s definitely better however the better fighter doesn’t always win.
Dustin’s ground game is better than Conor’s.
Dustin is more well rounded, has more paths to victory,the only thing Conor has on dustin is a little bit more power but not by much
…yeah…I agree but only if you don’t count submission offense/defense, will to win, and cardio as a part of being a professional martial artist.
Dustin is one of the few people to have the 155 goat in trouble.
I could see in a traditional martial artist sense with his spinning kicks and flowy style. Dustin is the better Mixed Martial Artist though.
You are lost.
He probably is a better Martial Artist yeah.
He’s certainly not a better mixed martial artist in 2021 though. He undoubtedly was the first time they met
Hardy once again showing his European bias, which was one of many reasons the annoying twat waffle was terrible at his commentary job.