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Conor McGregor seems to understand the troubles Dustin Poirier is going through currently and had some advice for the retired UFC star.<\/p>\n
\u2018The Diamond<\/a>\u2019 was recently arrested for public drunkenness at an airport. He almost fought a police officer too, but later apologized for his behavior and added that alcohol was causing problems in his life<\/a>.<\/p>\n McGregor and Poirier have fought thrice in the UFC<\/a>, and \u2018The Diamond\u2019 beat his rival in the last two meetings.<\/p>\n The pair have also traded barbs on social media, and there is a lot of animosity between them. However, McGregor seems to have taken a different path regarding Poirier\u2019s troubles.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/template><\/p>\n Get the latest updates on One Championship Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The old McGregor would have ripped Poirier to shreds, but speaking to Chael Sonnen, he told \u2018The Diamond\u2019 to be careful and hoped things would improve.<\/p>\n Sonnen also addressed these comments while speaking to Ariel Helwani:<\/p>\n \u201cI asked him about Dustin Poirier. With everything that Dustin\u2019s going through and their relationship.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n He added:<\/p>\n \u201cConor said, \u2018If I was to tell Dustin something, I would tell him to take this deadly serious.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Sonnen revealed that while McGregor did say some other things about Poirier, but the Irishman\u2019s warning was real:<\/p>\n \u201cBut, he said, \u2018Take this deadly serious, the world is showing you something, listen to it.\u2019 I thought it was powerful.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Check out Chael Sonnen\u2019s comments below:<\/em><\/p>\n Dustin Poirier has consistently stated that he misses the fight game, despite retiring from the sport after a loss to Max Holloway.<\/p>\n However, the American is still under contract with the UFC and recently claimed that he wouldn\u2019t mind returning if the right fight was offered to him.<\/p>\n Conor McGregor remains an option for \u2018The Diamond’, but he was also keen on finishing some other stories. \u2018The Diamond\u2019 had this to say while speaking to <\/a>One on One<\/a><\/em>:<\/a><\/p>\n “I’m still under contract with the UFC. There\u2019s definitely a chance. If it\u2019s the right fight, I\u2019ll come back for sure. I\u2019d probably fight Conor if that came about. Nate Diaz, I\u2019d come back for that. There are a few I\u2019d come back for, me and [Justin] Gaethje are 1-1, that needs closure too.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\nDustin Poirier open to fourth Conor McGregor fight<\/h2>\n