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Manny Pacquiao: Conor McGregor underestimated Dustin Poirier at UFC 257

According to eight-division world boxing champion, Conor McGregor may have underestimated Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. The 42-year-old boxing icon/Philippine senator recently gave his take on the fight.

(Losing) is part of the game,” Pacquiao told ABS-CBN News. “Someone wins and someone loses. That’s the way it is. It’s not about the loss, but it’s about how you accept defeat in your life. How you overcome that tough time in your life.

“(McGregor) already defeated (Poirier) in their first fight, so I think he underestimated him this time.”

Before UFC 257, McGregor went on record to claim that the negotiations with the Pacquiao camp for a possible boxing match were “intensifying.