Despite the fact that Dustin Poirier holds two wins over Max Holloway, “The Diamond” would like to share the octagon with the present BMF champion yet one more time.
Following his light-weight championship loss towards Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 in June, Poirier has hinted that his unbelievable profession is coming to a detailed, and teasing one final struggle earlier than turning the web page. Now that Holloway holds the BMF belt, Poirier sees that as an ideal “final dance,” as he mentioned to a fan on Twitter.
Poirier submitted Holloway of their first assembly at UFC 143 in February 2012. They met once more seven years later for the interim light-weight title in one of many division’s most fun championship bouts, successful a unanimous determination at UFC 236 in April 2019.
After Holloway was knocked out for the primary time in his profession by Ilia Topuria at UFC 308, “Blessed” revealed that his featherweight profession is probably going over, and {that a} everlasting transfer to light-weight is imminent. Holloway captured the BMF belt with a surprising last-second knockout of Justin Gaethje in a 155-pound matchup at UFC 300 in April.
