Dustin Poirier and Jorge Masvidal took shots at Conor McGregor after he boasted about sleeping at the gym during his camp for the Max Holloway fight. Masvidal quipped that sleeping in a garage every day does not make you a car. Poirier reminded McGregor that he already put him to sleep in Abu Dhabi.
Dustin Poirier and Jorge Masvidal went on the offensive against Conor McGregor on June 2 after the Irish star publicly boasted about sleeping at the gym as part of his preparation for an upcoming fight with Max Holloway.
Masvidal, the 41-year-old American Top Team veteran who carries a 35-17-0 record and answers to the nickname "Gamebred," fired the sharper of the two quips, pointing out that sleeping in a garage every day does not make you a car — a blunt dismissal of McGregor's attempt to project dedication through the unusual training-camp detail.
Poirier was more personal in his response. The 37-year-old Louisiana native, known as "The Diamond," holds a 30-10-0 record and has spent the better part of a decade as one of the lightweight division's most dangerous finishers, landing 5.24 significant strikes per minute at 50 percent accuracy. He reminded McGregor that he had already put him to sleep for real — a reference to his TKO finish of McGregor in Abu Dhabi. The message was pointed: boasting about sleeping at the gym carries less weight when your opponent has literally knocked you unconscious.
The backdrop to McGregor's camp claims is his scheduled fight against Holloway. "Blessed" enters that contest ranked fourth in the lightweight division and ninth pound-for-pound, carrying a 27-9-0 record at 34 years old. Holloway is one of the sport's most prolific volume strikers, averaging 7.2 significant strikes per minute, making him a stern stylistic test for any returning fighter.
Why it matters
- McGregor's credibility heading into a high-profile return is directly in question after two of the sport's most respected names publicly mocked his preparation
- Poirier's callout carries extra weight given his verified knockout win over McGregor, grounding the jab in competitive history rather than social media posturing
- Holloway's elite striking output makes the optics of a questionable camp particularly significant for McGregor and his supporters
