Can Conor McGregor still hang with the UFC’s elite? We’re about to find out

Conor McGregor, right, and Dustin Poirier are kept apart by UFC President Dana White during a press conference ahead of UFC 264 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Picture: Thomas King/Sportsfile

The much-anticipated trilogy fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is fast approaching and for the Dubliner there’s a big question hanging over him: Can he still cut it with the best in the sport?

While McGregor has fought in title fights over the years, while he was riding a wave of momentum and, more importantly, was winning, this is arguably the biggest bout of his career.