Dustin Poirier signs agreement for third bout with Conor McGregor in July.

Dustin Poirier has officially signed his contract to fight Conor McGregor at UFC 264 on July 10, according to multiple sources.

McGregor, sources say, had verbally agreed to the fight weeks ago. He made it clear following his loss to Poirier earlier this year that he wanted to run it back with Poirier right away.

Poirier defeated McGregor in January via second-round TKO in a rematch of a 2014 fight. Back then, at UFC 178, McGregor defeated Poirier via first-round TKO.

Many thought Poirier would attempt to claim the lightweight title with his next fight, which was left vacant after Khabib Nurmagomedov retired, though Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira will fight for that belt instead next month at UFC 262.

Poirier, who boasts a 27-6 record, has won six of his last seven bouts — with the lone loss coming at the hands of Nurmagomedov at UFC 242 in 2019. McGregor has lost two of his last three, also dropping a bout to Nurmagomedov in 2018, but did beat Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in less than a minute in January 2020. 스포츠토토

“Dustin – he wants the rematch and that’s smart. That’s what he should do,” White said last month, via MMA Junkie. “He should take the rematch, take that fight. It’s a big fight for him. The kid has worked hard his whole life, his whole career, to be in a position like this – and that’s the fight you take.

“We’ve been in positions like this with others and they made the mistake of not taking that fight, and you know – biggest mistake of their lives.”