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Dana White: Dustin Poirier ‘didn’t want to fight,’ Tony Ferguson already offered new opponent

Tony Ferguson is still expected to fight at UFC 254, but he won’t be facing Dustin Poirier.

According to UFC President Dana White, the promotion has already lined up a new opponent for Ferguson after talks with Poirier broke down in recent days.

Poirier stated publicly that he wasn’t satisfied with the terms offered to him for the fight so he was shutting down his training camp with plans to return home to Louisiana. Sources close to the situation confirmed to MMA Fighting that Poirier’s team was still interested in engaging in talks with the UFC in hopes of striking a deal but it appears that’s no longer an option.