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Conor McGregor explains why he deserved to lose to Dustin Poirier in UFC rematch

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Conor McGregor has admitted he was too focused on a boxing fight against Manny Pacquiao as he prepared to take on Dustin Poirier.

The Irishman believed a rematch with Poirier would be ideal preparation for a future fight against Pacquiao given both men are southpaws.

But McGregor's game plan fell apart as he was stopped by Poirier in the second round last month. And explaining where he went wrong, the former two-weight world champion said: "I enjoyed racking up some more time inside the famed UFC Octagon. "Forty seconds in three years is all I’d had up to this bout.

I was savouring every second and enjoying my work [but I was a] little single disciplined in my approach and stance with mostly boxing. "It’s what I get for picking this bout

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