Former UFC dual champion Daniel Cormier knows a thing or two about taking part in big rematches. During his illustrious career, Cormier twice defeated Anthony Johnson and twice lost to Jon Jones in light heavyweight title fights before moving on to heavyweight where his trilogy with Stipe Miocic ended with DC losing two of three title fights. All of this is to say that Cormier is familiar with the mental battle that goes with facing someone a second (or third) time, especially after losing. That’s the situation Dustin Poirier finds himself in as he prepares to rematch Conor McGregor at UFC 257 more than six years after suffering an embarrassing TKO loss to “The Notorious” in a featherweight fight that lasted just one minutes and 46 seconds at UFC 178.
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Daniel Cormier: Dustin Poirier’s mindset big factor heading into Conor McGregor rematch – MMA Junkie