GSP confident McGregor will bounce back: I believe in Conor

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It will be interesting to see how he s gonna come back from it but I believe in Conor. I believe he is gonna come back from that . UFC 257: Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor 2 didn t go the way Georges St-Pierre expected.

St-Pierre predicted McGregor to win but was surprised by how composed Poirier was on fight night especially against a fighter of McGregor s caliber.

The Diamond flattened The Notorious with a flurry in the second round to earn the KO victory, but Rush is confident McGregor will bounce back and return to the UFC a reinvented man.

I thought Conor McGregor was going to win and I was wrong, St-Pierre told Michael Bisping on a recent episode of Believe You Me h t Jordan Ellis of Low Kick MMA . I was very surprised how Poirier keep his composure under the pressure because I think one of Conor s strengths is that he overwhelms his opponents with his pressure, with his presence.

Poirier stayed sharp. It was a real testament of how good he is, GSP continued. It was amazing and now it will be interesting to see how Conor can come back from it. I believe Conor can come back from that loss. He is the kind of fighter I believe, he fuel himself on confidence. When he is confident that s how he performs at his best. He likes to act confident. Fake it until you make it and he plays a role that he is very confident.

It will be interesting to see how he s gonna come back from it but I believe in Conor. I believe he is gonna come back from that, St-Pierre added. I believe he is going to overcome that obstacle.

McGregor is already harassing everybody about a rematch, according to SBG Ireland head John Kavanagh, and would like to complete a trilogy bout with Poirier before the summer. The former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion had won the first round on all three judge s scorecards but succumbed to Poirier s leg kicks and pressure boxing in the second, suffering the first knockout loss of his professional career.

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