‘I Think I’m Going To Fight Again’

It feels like we haven’t seen the final of Dustin Poirier.

After coming up short in his third bid to become UFC lightweight world champion, ‘The Diamond’ appeared prepared to go away the struggle recreation behind to concentrate on his household and different ventures outdoors of the Octagon. Nonetheless, Poirier conveniently left the door cracked open for a possible return.

Throughout a current interview with MMA Fighting’s José Youngs, Poirier pushed the door open a bit extra, revealing that whereas he’s nonetheless technically on the fence, all indicators level in direction of him taking yet one more struggle.

“I’m nonetheless in the identical spot. I’m sort of on the fence, but when a giant struggle got here alongside that was thrilling, that was harmful, I might most likely take it. I nonetheless love this. That’s the issue. I like preventing. I like waking up and having a aim to arrange for—a battle. I’m the sort of individual that wants that daily or I am going loopy, so we’ll see.

“I’m sort of touching my toes within the civilian life, but it surely doesn’t really feel proper. However I’m nonetheless coaching, nonetheless working, nonetheless lifting. I haven’t been doing a lot MMA or jiu-jitsu due to my ribs, my knee, and my nostril can’t but, however we’ll see. I believe I’m going to struggle once more.”

Champion or not, Dustin Poirier will go down as one of many biggest lightweights in UFC historical past

Although Dustin Poirier has by no means strapped undisputed gold round his waist, he’s thought-about by many to be one of many biggest lightweights the game has ever seen. Since making his Octagon debut all the best way again in 2011, ‘The Diamond’ has gone toe-to-toe with the most effective fighters on this planet, together with Max Holloway, The Korean Zombie, Conor McGregor, Eddie Alvarez, Anthony Pettis, Justin Gaethje, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Charles Oliveira, Michael Chandler, and Islam Makhachev.

Poirier bested ‘Blessed’ at UFC 236 to assert the interim UFC light-weight championship, however failed the commerce within the momentary title for undisputed gold when he squared off with Nurmagomedov 5 months later.

Lately, Poirier steered a fight with TUF alumnus Nate Diaz could be a solid swan song for his UFC profession, however is greater than keen to strap on a pair of eight-ounce gloves to fulfill the ‘Stockton Samurai’ in a boxing ring.