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Two of the top UFC lightweights will meet for the second time this year when Irish legend “Notorious” Conor McGregor takes on Dustin Poirier on Saturday, July 10 in Las Vegas. Bettors are sifting through a trove of prop bets for the bout’s entire UFC fight card. One of the more popular UFC 264 prop bets involves what the method of victory will be in a number of fights on the card. Poirier (27-6) earned Performance of the Night when he knocked out McGregor (22-5) at UFC 257 in January, the first time in McGregor’s career he had lost by TKO.
Some of the top Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier prop bets from William Hill Sportsbook include the odds that the fight goes the distance (+250) and whether McGregor will win by TKO (+138). There are also bets on how the other top matchups on the UFC 264 fight card end. Where are the best values in the McGregor vs. Poirier prop bets? Before making any UFC 264 prop bet picks or UFC 264 predictions of your own, make sure to see what SportsLine MMA expert Brandon Wise has to say.
Wise specializes in picking main-card fights for UFC, which has enabled him to be profitable every year. In fact, Wise called Israel Adesanya by decision at +140 and Brandon Moreno to win outright at +190 at UFC 263 last month. Wise went a perfect 5-0 at UFC 239 and was 4-1 at both UFC 245 and UFC 249.
He also nailed Khabib Nurmagomedov’s destruction of Conor McGregor in 2018, Stipe Miocic’s defeat of Daniel Cormier, Max Holloway’s downfall in 2019 and Justin Gaethje’s TKO victory over Tony Ferguson in May of last year. Now, with UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 fast approaching, Wise has carefully studied every main-card matchup and the available props and released his MMA predictions. You can only see them here.
Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor expert preview
Wise believes this could be the most important fight of McGregor’s career. Wise wants to see what adjustments McGregor makes after his TKO loss to Poirier in January. McGregor has lost two of his last three fights, with the only victory coming at UFC 246 in January 2020. In that bout, McGregor knocked out Donald Cerrone at the 40-second mark of the first round.
McGregor has strong boxing skills and of his 22 career victories, 19 have been by knockout. He is a former UFC featherweight and lightweight double-champion and is fifth in the UFC lightweight rankings. McGregor began his career in March 2008 and has had only one bout go five rounds. In 2015, he set a UFC record by recording the fastest knockout in the organization’s history in 13 seconds in a TKO win over Jose Aldo.
Poirier is No. 1 in the UFC lightweight rankings and rated No. 6 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings. Poirier has been on a roll of late, winning six of his last seven bouts, with the only loss coming at UFC 242 in Sept 2019. In that match, he lost by submission to Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2:06 of the third round. The bout was for the UFC lightweight championship.
Poirier rebounded by winning a major decision over Dan Hooker on June 27, 2020. He followed that up by knocking out McGregor at the 2:32 mark of the second round in the Performance of the Night. You can only see who Wise is backing and get his strong 7-1 UFC 264 parlay on SportsLine.
Top UFC 264: McGregor vs. Poirier predictions
One of the Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor prop bets the expert recommends on the UFC 264 card: Stephen Thompson will defeat Gilbert Burns by decision in their welterweight bout. Thompson has won his last two fights and is 16-4 in his career. He is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Geoff Neal at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal on Dec. 19, 2020.
Burns is looking to get back into the win column after being knocked out in his last bout by Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight championship at UFC 258 on Feb. 13. Usman stopped Burns at 34 seconds of the third round. Since beginning his career in January 2012, he has compiled a 19-4 record.
How to make Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor prop bets
Wise is also backing an underdog to pull off an upset, rewarding anyone who backs him. You can only see which fighters to back here.
Who wins Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor at UFC 264? And which prop bets should you back for a 7-1 payout? Visit SportsLine now to see the top UFC 264 predictions and picks, all from the expert who has been profitable every year.
UFC 264 fight card, odds
Dustin Poirier (-105) vs. Conor McGregor (-115)
Stephen Thompson (-140) vs. Gilbert Burns (+120)
Tai Tuivasa (-140) vs. Greg Hardy (+120)
Irene Aldana (-145) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (+125)
Sean O’Malley (-430) vs. Louis Smolka (+350)
Max Griffin (-175) vs. Carlos Condit (+155)
Michel Pereira (-160) vs. Niko Price (+140)
Trevin Giles (-120) vs. Dricus du Plessis (+100)
Ilia Topuria (-240) vs. Ryan Hall (+200)
Jennifer Maia (-190) vs. Jessica Eye (+170)
Brad Tavares (-175) vs. Omari Akhmedov (+155)
Zhalgas Zhumagulov (-400) vs. Jerome Rivera (+320)
Alen Amedovski (-175) vs. Yaozong Hu (+155)