Dustin
Poirier continues teasing a return to the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Poirier hung up his gloves following a loss to Max
Holloway last year. “The Diamond” has since repeatedly admitted
that he dearly misses fighting. He even says he would consider
returning to the Octagon for the right matchup.
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Meanwhile, Poirier’s former rival Conor
McGregor returned to the Octagon after five years against
Holloway at
UFC 329 in Las Vegas. The fight ended in a first-round stoppage
loss for McGregor after he blew out his knee throwing a jumping
head kick.
Dustin Poirier says a welterweight fight with Conor McGregor
could bring him back to the UFC
While McGregor claims he intends to complete the last fight
remaining on his UFC contract, Poirier is willing to end his
retirement for a fourth outing against the Dubliner. Furthermore,
Poirier is also open to moving up to welterweight to fight
McGregor, as their previous bouts were at featherweight and
lightweight.
“Whenever he is healed up, hit me up, Conor,” Poirier said on the
UFC’s “Deep Waters” podcast. “I’ll come back and whip you again. I
would come back to whip him again. At 170.”
Poirier (30-10) suffered a first-round stoppage loss against
McGregor (22-7) in their first outing, at featherweight, in 2014.
He exacted revenge by knocking out McGregor in their lightweight
rematch in 2021. The two met in a rubber match later that year,
where McGregor broke his leg, leading to a stoppage loss.
While McGregor was sidelined since then, Poirier went 2-4 against
elite opponents, also making two failed bids for the lightweight
title before retiring.