Conor McGregor vows to ‘finish the job’ against Dustin Poirier

Conor McGregor is cycling ten miles to training every day in an effort to 'finish the job' with Dustin Poirier next month at UFC 264.

The former two-weight world champion could get another shot at the lightweight title if he defeats his American rival for a second time, and he's taking his preparations seriously.

McGregor never returned to his native Ireland after losing to Poirier by a devastating knockout in the second round of their January rematch, opting to instead stay in Dubai and train at a local UFC gym.

And he has now moved his camp to California, where he was joined by long-time coaches John Kavanagh and Owen Roddy, in preparation for the bout.

And he has shared photos of his daily 10 mile cycle to training, as well as one of a sparring session at his Los Angeles fight camp.

He is taking place in conditioning training under his 'McGregor Fast' program, which he credits with eliminating the problems he has had with cardio in previous bouts with Nate Diaz and Floyd Mayweather.

But he will be expecting for the job to be done much sooner when he faces Poirier, with neither of their fights making it out of the second round.

McGregor found it tough to adjust to Poirier's improved strength and different style at lightweight in the first round of their rematch at UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi, before succumbing to a brutal right hand in the second.

Poirier was willing to stand and throw brutal leg kicks before level-changing and landing big takedowns in the first round of their fight earlier this year, although in the standing exchanges it was McGregor who landed the more crisp shots.

And in their first bout at UFC 179 in 2014, the pair didn't go longer than two minutes, with the Irishman landing a stunning knockout within the opening 110 seconds of the contest.

However, the bout took place at featherweight, where Poirier and McGregor both had to cut a substantial amount of weight to hit the 145 lb limit.

They went their separate ways, with McGregor going on to win two world titles at featherweight and lightweight, before switching over to pro boxing for a massive money fight with Floyd Mayweather.

He lost his comeback fight to MMA against Khabib Nurmagomedov before injury caused him to sit out until January 2020, when he defeated Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone at UFC 246.

Meanwhile, Poirier would move up to lightweight and go on an historic tear, beating four champions in Eddie Alvarez, Anthony Pettis, Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway on his way to the interim belt.

He lost his unification bout with Nurmagomedov as well, but after defeating Dan Hooker, talks heated up of a rematch with McGregor, potentially for a number one contender spot for the belt, which eventually materialised in January.

He is currently ranked number one in the division, but reportedly opted to face McGregor in a highly-lucrative encounter, allowing Charles Oliveira to beat Michael Chandler for the vacant belt last month at UFC 262.

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