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Dustin Poirier punches Conor McGregor in a lightweight fight during UFC 257 on Jan. 23 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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LAS VEGAS — That Dustin Poirier might assume underdog status in the run-up to his UFC 264 headliner with Conor "Notorious" McGregor next Saturday astounds Chicago native and MMA expert Jordan Sherwood.

For proper and provocative perspective, Sherwood believes there would be value in Poirier, known every bit "The Diamond," fifty-fifty if he were a -175 to -180 favorite.

"I'd yet think that's stealing," Sherwood says. "I just don't think Conor McGregor is going to win this fight."

In toll, value and blind patriotism, the main upshot at T-Mobile Loonshit might belong among the 2022 McGregor–Floyd Mayweather and August's Manny Pacquiao-Errol Spence Jr. boxing matches.

The odds on McGregor-Poirier are nearly dead even. One Vegas sportsbook has McGregor -115, Poirier -105; another Poirier -115, McGregor -105. A 3rd shop has the 32-year-old, 5-9 southpaws at -110 apiece.

If Poirier (PORE-ee-ay) gets tagged with a plus price? Brett Okamoto, ESPN's Vegas-based MMA analyst-reporter, says, "That would be an A+ play, in my opinion."

Sherwood expects more greenbacks from McGregor's young man Irishmen and ardent base of operations to flood the market place. He suggests patience by Poirier fans, to pounce on an optimal price in the few days, even hours, before the fight.

"Dustin Poirier had a chance to take a title fight, but he chose this 1," says Sherwood, 39. "This is a winnable fight, an easier fight, and he's going to make boatloads of coin."

WWF TO MMA

Born and raised in Glenview, Sherwood went to Glenbrook Southward and earned a bachelor'south caste in broadcast journalism at Illinois.

A claim to fame might be the 32-man stone-paper-scissors tournament he organized in the affiliate room of his Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house in the wintertime of his junior year.

The entry fee was twenty bucks, best-of-five rounds, winner-take-all. He didn't concluding long. Nonetheless, he displayed an early handicapping knack by profiting on an array of in-game side action.

"I have no idea how we seeded 32 guys," he says. "It was probably on a Saturday dark, just some pregaming before heading out to the bars."

His childhood analogousness for pro wrestling, particularly Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior, helped hook Sherwood on MMA. He began betting it in 2006 and soon started handicapping the fights.

He highlighted MMA on his Cleveland radio show, attracting national attention. He amplified that coverage at a West Palm Embankment, Florida, station for more ten years.

About three weeks ago, Sherwood, his wife and two immature children moved back to Chicago, where he creates marketing and advertising campaigns for ESPN 1000 and his beloved White Sox.

Displaying his MMA prowess, he often guests on the Vegas Stats & Information Network, and he provides picks to a handicapping service.

Floods of typical Filipino cash on Pacquiao in Vegas accept made the toll on Spence — from -450 downwards to -230 (risk $230 to win $100) — rather enticing for their Aug. 21 boxing clash at T-Mobile.

Which harkens Sherwood back to the exceptional squared-circle deal Mayweather backers relished in 2022 confronting McGregor, whose countrymen created immense value for "Pretty Boy Floyd" inside T-Mobile.

Mayweather had open up-ed at about -2500, but he closed around -450 every bit battalions of Irish gaelic influence sliced McGregor from +950 to +325. Mayweather supporters salivated before and after his 10th-round TKO.

"Floyd was the cheapest [price] he's ever been, when he boxed McGregor," Sherwood says. "That's insane! The greatest boxer of all time such a slim favorite over a guy who'd never boxed? Ridiculous."

QUICK-DRAW CONOR?

Poirier and McGregor first fought, every bit featherweights, at UFC 178 in September 2014, here at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Sherwood saw the flamboyant Irishman intimidate Poirier earlier the first bell.

McGregor won, via a controversial mitt to the dorsum of Poirier's noggin and subsequent stoppage, afterward just 106 seconds.

"Dustin could not handle the pressure or spotlight," Sherwood says. "Poirier stayed active … became an interim lightweight champion. McGregor sat out a couple of years, had some issues with the law, had his run-in with Mayweather."

In January, as lightweights, Poirier was a leg-kicking dervish at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. He withstood some power punches and exploited the wide McGregor stance that provides him with such dynamic leverage.

Poirier whipped that forepart leg repeatedly, leading to his TKO victory ii minutes, 32 seconds into the second circular.

"There was a key difference between that fight and the first one, which Poirier knew was a canis familiaris-and-pony bear witness," Sherwood says. "Poirier is leaps and premises above the guy who stood across from Conor vii years agone.

"Execute your game plan. Yous know how to beat this guy, and you're going to win. That's exactly what he did in the rematch in January."

McGregor (22-five-0) is guaranteed $3 million, with bonuses that could boost his payday to $x meg; Poirier (27-6-0) $one meg and $3 million, respectively. All 20,800 T—Mobile tickets for the scheduled 12-fight card were nabbed within seconds in April.

(In the last 2 UFC events, favorites accept gone 21-3-i.)

Sherwood envisions McGregor winning merely if he begins in a blaze of fists and fury, ensuring that information technology doesn't extend past the first of five five-infinitesimal rounds.

"He'll have to accident the doors off of Poirier and become him quickly," Sherwood says. "Conor tin can't go into deep waters with Poirier considering Poirier has more ways to win and gets better as the fight goes on."

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