A bout between Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz was expected to serve as the co-main event at UFC 230. However, that 2018 scrap fell apart after an injury knocked Poirier from the card. To hear Poirier tell it, that matchup could happen in the early days of 2022.
“No contract has been signed yet, but if this does go through I’m going to take it,” Poirier said on “THE FIGHT! With Teddy Atlas” podcast.” “This would be super short-notice. I already looked myself in the mirror. I spoke to my wife and my boxing coach, people I talk to regularly.