LAS VEGAS – Dana White thinks Dustin Poirier nonetheless has quite a lot of combat left in him.
Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC), who’s coming off a title loss to light-weight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 in June, says he has one or two extra fights left in him. He’d love for his remaining combat to be in his dwelling state of Louisiana amid rumors of the UFC’s potential return there in 2025.
White reminded everybody that it was simply two fights in the past when Poirier knocked out surging contender Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 299 in March.
“Take a look at what he did. I imply, everyone was speaking about his execution towards Saint Denis, all that sh*t that was talked, and have a look at what he did,” White mentioned after Dana White’s Contender Sequence 76 on Tuesday. “You’ll be able to by no means depend Poirier out. That’s as much as him. He’s going to resolve whether or not he desires to combat or doesn’t need to combat. It’s at all times as much as them – it’s less than me.
“However to say, ‘Oh, he ought to in all probability stroll away proper now?’ I don’t learn about that. I didn’t assume that Cormier ought to have walked away when he did, however Cormier did. He felt it was time to go, and he did it. He’s moved on, and he’s doing nice. Take a look at the second profession he has now – it’s unbelievable. All these different guys, they should begin occupied with that.”
Poirier by no means realized his purpose of undisputed UFC gold, however was capable of seize the interim light-weight title in 2019. He holds notable wins over Max Holloway twice, Conor McGregor twice, Justin Gaethje, Eddie Alvarez, and Michael Chandler.
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