Michael
Chandler wants to run it back with Dustin
Poirier.

Poirier beat Chandler (23-9) via third-round submission in their
initial meeting at UFC 281 in 2022. Things have since been sour
between the two as Poirier (30-9) accused Chandler of fish hooking
and other alleged fouls.

Poirier went on a rant about Chandler, calling him a “fake
mother*cker” in a recent interview. While discussing the alleged
fishhook, “The Diamond” claimed to have bitten Chandler’s finger so
hard that he might have ripped a piece off if not for his
mouthpiece.

Responding to Poirier’s latest comments, Chandler says he is
unperturbed, while the Louisiana native seemingly loses his
sleep.

“I don’t lose a wink of sleep thinking about Dustin Poirier and how
he thinks of me,” Chandler told Zach Gelb. “Unfortunately,
obviously I live rent free in his head and he does lose sleep over
me.”

Chandler is also interested in a rematch with Poirier, which could
possibly be the latter’s last rodeo. However, Chandler doesn’t want
to fight Poirier to avenge his loss or because he harbours any
hatred against “The Diamond.” Chandler acknowledges Poirier as a
legend and just wants to give him an apt sendoff.

“I would definitely love to be Dustin’s retirement fight. He is a
legend and I say that because he is a legend. It’s not like I want
to get back the loss or it’s not because I have any kind of
animosity. I don’t want to fight him because of the disagreements
we’ve had. I just want to fight him because he’s a legend.”

Coming off back-to-back losses, Chandler is scheduled to fight
Paddy
Pimblett (22-3) at
UFC 314 on April 12 at Kaseya Center in Miami. Meanwhile,
Poirier has been teasing a “legends only” matchup for his potential
retirement fight.

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