Dustin Poirier Teases His Next Fight

October 14, 2024
4 months
Dustin Poirier Teases His Next Fight

Dustin Poirier has teased fans with an announcement about his next fight after suggestions that it could be his last. 

Poirier was defeated in his last fight against Islam Makhachev at UFC 302. He was submitted in the final round as he lost to the UFC Lightweight Champion. That was the third time Poirier missed out on getting the lightweight title belt. His previous defeats against Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira were devastating to take. In his post-fight comments, The Diamond said he could walk away from the sport as he questioned whether he wanted to fight without a title. He would later retract his statement, confirming that he wanted a fight in his Louisiana hometown before he walked away from the sport. He had put forward three potential opponents in a one-night BMF title tournament.

Poirier’s Aim

“Realistically, I probably have five, six (fights left). But I’m not going to do that to my body. Here I’m about to have another nose surgery. What if I come back and crack it again? We’ve just got to see. It’s one fight at a time. But I definitely want to do one, and especially if there’s a possibility to come home and do it in Louisiana, that’s where I’d love to lay the gloves down.

“Now that excites me. Because that kind of stuff is for the dogs. That’s like old Pride days or Grand Prix. That’s a real ‘BMF.’ If you can fight a tournament in one night, multiple opponents, that’s the definition of ‘BMF.’ That would be it. If they put that together and it was a one-night tournament, that would be it,” Poirier said

“Now that excites me. Because that kind of stuff is for the dogs. That’s like old Pride days or Grand Prix. That’s a real ‘BMF.’ If you can fight a tournament in one night, multiple opponents, that’s the definition of ‘BMF.’ That would be it. If they put that together and it was a one-night tournament, that would be it,” Dana White said 

Poirier’s Next Fight

Dustin mentioned Max Holloway, who is the current BMF Champion. Holloway will take on Ilia Topuria at UFC 308 to win the latter’s UFC Featherweight Title. Poirier has already defeated Holloway. But the fight would be appealing given that Holloway has the BMF Title. The other names that were mentioned included Justin Gaethje. They currently have one win apiece. Gaethje knocked Poirier out in their last clash at UFC 292. The last name mentioned was Dan Hooker. But Hooker is reportedly set to face Conor McGregor, subject to an official announcement being made.

Poirier has already beaten Hooker. There is also the potential to have a mega fight with Conor McGregor. Poirier leads their head-to-head 2-1, as he won their last fight at UFC 264 in 2021. The fight ended in controversial circumstances after McGregor broke his leg. McGregor was heard saying, ‘This is not over,’ as the Irishman has expressed his desire to have a fourth fight. While Poirier has plenty of options, he did not confirm who would be next. He simply teased his fans that some news was coming soon.

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