UFC 300: Dustin Poirier rules out Nate Diaz fight at historic event
1 year, 2 months ago

UFC 300: Dustin Poirier rules out Nate Diaz fight at historic event

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dustin Poirier has ruled out a bout with Nate Diaz at UFC 300, as he continues to target a place on the historic fight card in April. Poirier has expressed his desire to compete at UFC 300, which is due to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on 13 April, but he has dismissed the suggestion that he could face Diaz – whom he was first set to fight in 2018. It’s January- Give us a name!” to which the 34-year-old replied: “No it ain’t happening.” Poirier vs Diaz fell through in late 2018 when the former suffered an injury, and Diaz – who had not competed in the UFC since 2016 – did not return to the Octagon until August 2019. Poirier, also American, has fought McGregor three times, losing to the Irishman by knockout in a 2014 featherweight contest but reversing that result at lightweight in 2021.

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