Many have claimed the rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier will play out the same as the first bout. But Mike Brown has a number of reasons why he thinks differently. The American Top Team coach and long-time training partner of Poirier (26-6 MMA, 18-5 UFC) feels the scene is much different entering the second bout with McGregor on Jan. 23 at UFC 257 than the first time the two met back at UFC 178 in 2014, where McGregor scored a first-round knockout. For starters, Brown challenges the notion Poirier is the same fighter he was six year ago
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Mike Brown: Dustin Poirier ‘dramatically different’ entering Conor McGregor rematch – MMA Junkie