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While negotiations are all over the place, there still may be a chance fight fans get to see Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz face off inside the octagon.
Poirier, the former interim UFC Lightweight Champion, is waiting patiently for a fight between him and Diaz to come to fruition. Speaking on THE FIGHT! With Teddy Atlas, Poirier, who has been engaging in a social media battle with Diaz over the last few months, agreed to a “short notice” fight with the latter. Contracts have not been signed as of now. While a fight could happen as early as February, the UFC has no current plans to rush a scrap between the two.
“It’s a very short notice thing,” Poirier said, via MMA Fighting. “Something I would hate to do is stack things aga inst myself and take a fight on short notice, but, we’ll see what happens, man. I don’t want to give too much ‘cause I don’t know what I can say. No contract has been signed yet, but if this goes go through, I’m gonna take it. I said yes, now we’re waiting on him.”
Poirier is coming off a submission loss at UFC 269 against UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira. Before that, “The Diamond” was on a three-fight win streak, with two wins in a row over Conor McGregor in 2021. Making his MMA debut in 2009, Poirier joined the UFC in 2011 and is 20-6 with one no-contest in 27 fights.
Winner of The Ultimate Fighter 5 in 2007, Diaz turned pro in 2004. Always one to make a fight entertaining, Diaz is 15-11 with the UFC. After about two years away from the octagon, Diaz returned in June at UFC 263 and lost to Leon Edwards.
Diaz responded with a message to Poirier, while also taking a jab at Oliveira.
“I just talked to the ufc I said wassup with the Dp fight I wanna fight asap but they said dustin sucks and they don’t want it sorry Dustin you suck hope to fight asap tho let’s do this ?? Ps Olivera you suck too”
I just talked to the ufc I said wassup with the Dp fight I wanna fight asap but they said dustin sucks and they don’t want it sorry Dustin you suck hope to fight asap tho let’s do this ??
Ps Olivera you suck too— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) January 5, 2022
The two were scheduled to fight one another in 2018 at UFC 230 inside Madison Square Garden. Poirier pulled out of the fight due to injury a few weeks before the event, however.
A potential fight between Diaz and Poirier would be the final bout under the former’s current deal with the UFC.
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