Dustin Poirier vs. Nate Diaz is a battle that one way or the other by no means occurred, regardless of each males exhibiting curiosity in it.
The 2 had been booked at UFC 230 but it surely didn’t come to fruition, as each males declare the opposite pulled out. Nonetheless, at UFC 279, as Diaz was booked to face Khamzat Chimaev, Poirier, who was in Louisana on the time stated the UFC known as him to fly to Vegas and battle Diaz on 24 hours’ discover.
Dustin Poirier stated he agreed to take the battle, however the UFC ended up getting into a special path.
“I accepted a battle towards him on 24 hours’ discover, I used to be gonna fly to Las Vegas and weigh in on the identical day, the night time of the Khamzat [Chimaev] stuff,” Poirier stated on The MMA Hour. “It’s a loopy story the way in which it labored. [Coach] Mike Brown flew in on Thursday to Louisiana, simply to return go to. We went to dinner and went to sleep. Friday morning, a bunch of missed calls and texts…my administration, Hunter [Campbell], everyone from the UFC reaching out ‘Hey, he’s not going to make weight. Are you able to make 170?’…I needed to do a Zoom name, I’ve an Android so I had to make use of my spouse’s cellphone…
“I’m Facetiming with the Nevada State Athletic Fee, stepping on the dimensions so I can present them I might make weight safely. I’m like 176, I used to be gonna be 170 the identical day. I used to be gonna fly out the subsequent day…they one way or the other switched it up. He fought Tony [Ferguson], after which [Kevin Holland] fought Khamzat at a special weight. They switched it round, however I used to be in and I used to be gonna go.”
Had Poirier really fought Diaz on 24 hours’ discover at UFC 279 it could have been a loopy transfer from ‘The Diamond’ who had been chasing that battle for fairly a while.
Dustin Poirier desires to field Nate Diaz
With Dustin Poirier nonetheless by no means preventing Nate Diaz, he says he’s open to boxing the Stockton native so the 2 can lastly battle.
Poirier has hinted about retiring from MMA, however ‘The Diamond’ says he would field Diaz as he believes it could be a enjoyable battle.
Poirier says a boxing match towards Diaz would excite him and one thing he want to do. Whether or not or not it involves fruition is to be seen.
