Dustin Poirier will be making a comeback with the upcoming UFC pay-per-view show in August. Poirier is undoubtedly one of the biggest stars of the current generation of UFC fighters. The Louisiana native has been a part of some of the most successful pay-per-view events with stars fighting such as Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, and Charles Oliveira.
Poirier has a reputation as a strong and reliable opponent for anyone who will guarantee a fun fight for the fans. Even though the fighter has lost the opportunity to become a lightweight champion twice in the past few years, it doesn’t diminish his abilities in the octagon. It has been quite some time since the seventh ranked fighter fought inside the octagon.
After his latest loss to Oliveira, Poirier decided to rise up and fight in the middleweight division. His name was linked to Nate Diaz and it looked positive as both fighters agreed to fight. Entering the final fight of his contract, Diaz was up for the challenge. But that didn’t happen when the UFC decided to drop the idea. After that, Poirier got involved in an online dispute with Colby Covington as both fighters really hated each other in real life.
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Dustin Poirier tweeted about a potential spin in the octagon
Poirier has recently excitement To share her thoughts on her highly anticipated comeback after a six-month hiatus.
In the tweet, ‘The Diamond’ supported the possibility of fighting on August 20. UFC 278 pay-per-view event, headlined by Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards. He wrote :
“August 20??”
With the likes of Usman, Edwards and Poirier, UFC 278 is already a star-studded event and fans are excited about it. However, there is still no confirmation as to who will fight Poirier in the upcoming competition.
Poirier was called up by Colby Covington after defeating ‘The Chaos’ Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272. At the time, Poirier was focused on Diaz and showed no internet while fighting Covington, but the animosity between the two was pretty clear. Last month, Poirier accepted Covington’s offer on Twitter and confirmed that he was ready to fight.
It’s hard to say who will fight Poirier at UFC 278, but it will be a fun match that will get the fighting fans very excited.
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