Conor McGregor to face Dustin Poirier for third time at UFC 264 in July

Ireland’s Conor McGregor is to return to the Octagon on July for a third meeting with Dustin Poirier (PA)

Conor McGregor is to meet UFC lightweight rival Dustin Poirier for a third time after claiming two days ago that the fight was off.

Poirier claimed victory when the pair met at UFC 257 in January and McGregor had told his American opponent in an expletive-laden Twitter exchange that their trilogy fight scheduled for July 10 was “off”.