“He Crossed the Line Big Time”: Conor McGregor Lost a Fan in Michael Jai White Due to His Explicit Rant Against Dustin Poirier’s Wife Claimed the Hollywood Star a Year After UFC 264

As a passionate MMA practitioner, Michael Jai White is someone who closely observes the UFC world. On several occasions, the Hollywood star has talked about his take on certain issues surrounding the UFC fighters. One such issue that caught the complete attention of Jai White was the dramatic events that broke out between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier after UFC 264. It’s hard for any fight fan to forget UFC 264, as it shook the entire MMA community as ‘The Notorious’ suffered a broken leg during the fight. This ended up with the ringside doctor stopping the fight after the very first round.

Following this, McGregor crossed all boundaries and made a gruesome death threat to Dustin Poirier and his wife, Jolie Poirier. He also ranted about Poirier’s wife, which the Hollywood star condemned the most. This resulted in Jai White losing all the respect he had for Conor McGregor. The ‘Tyson’ actor also shares a great relationship with Dustin Poirier; hence, the Irishman’s violent behavior was despised by him.

Conor McGregor lost a fan in Michael Jai White

A year after UFC 264, Michael Jai White sat with DJ Vlad. During the interview, he talked about the dramatic events that broke out after UFC 264. The Hollywood star non-hesitantly took the side of ‘The Diamond’ and called out McGregor for crossing all the boundaries. Furthermore, he made it clear that through violent behavior, McGregor lost a fan, and that fan is none other than Jai White himself. The ‘Blood and Bone’ actor said, “He lost a fan on that one, me… The fact is, it’s not like he was winning that damn fight, you know, it wasn’t even close. So you know and I’m happy for Dustin Poirier because I have a connection with him. He’s in one of the movies I directed, ‘Never Back Down 2’.”

Talking further on the topic, Jai White went on to praise Poirier for growing up to be a great fighter. He also stated that when ‘The Diamond’ became famous, he used his popularity and money to help other people. Later, about McGregor, Jai White said, “Whereas you look at you know Conor, who I liked for certain reasons, but now it’s like nah. He crossed the line to me. He crossed the line man, he crossed the line big time.”

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Michael Jai White felt that McGregor’s threatening an opponent’s family after losing a fight was simply pathetic. The Hollywood star called out ‘Mystic Mac’ for saying ugly things about Poirier’s wife. He further claimed that he was not going to watch McGregor’s fights anymore. What are your thoughts about Michael Chandler’s take on McGregor’s behavior? Let us know in the comments below.

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