Dustin
Poirier isn’t ruling out a return to the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Poirier (30-10) called it a career last year following a loss to
Max
Holloway. While “The Diamond” never tasted undisputed UFC gold
despite three bids, he enjoyed a memorable run in the lightweight
division. The former interim champion recently admitted that he’s
still open to a return to the Octagon for a lucrative fight.
Dustin Poirier isn’t done yet—and he already has two dream
opponents
Poirier’s former foe, Conor
McGregor, returns to action after a five-year hiatus against
Holloway at
UFC 329 on July 11. McGregor hasn’t fought since breaking his
leg in a trilogy loss against “The Diamond” back in 2021.
The American is open to ending his retirement to fight McGregor for
a fourth time and would also consider returning for a bout against
Nate
Diaz. Poirier vs. Diaz never came to fruition despite nearly
materializing previously. Furthermore, while Poirier is 1-1 against
current lightweight champion Justin
Gaethje, he believes they are both too dangerous for each
other.
“I’m still under contract with the UFC. There’s definitely a
chance; if it’s the right fight, I’ll come back for sure,” Poirier
said in an interview with One on One MMA. “I’d probably fight Conor
if that came about. Nate Diaz, I wanna whoop his a** for years and
years; we never got to fight… Me and Gaethje are one and one. We
both know it’s gonna be a head-on collision. We kind of shook hands
like, ‘Let’s not do that to our families again.’”
Poirier has repeatedly admitted that he misses fighting and finds
it difficult to adjust to retirement. He was recently arrested at
an airport for threatening to fight a police officer while
intoxicated. He also called the officer an offensive racial
slur.