UFC Calgary: Poirier, Alvarez not sweating McGregor’s return

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So Conor McGregor’s legal troubles have been sorted out. On Thursday morning, McGregor pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and cut a deal with New York prosecutors to avoid jail time in relation to his attack on a UFC bus back in April right before UFC 223. He’ll have to do anger management treatment and some community service, but he walked out of court with no criminal record. For fight fans, it means McGregor could be back in the octagon before the end of the year, and that could disrupt the plans of the two men fighting in the main event of Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night: Calgary card. Both Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier made their case this week for getting the next shot at lightweight

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