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Michael Bisping: Dustin Poirier pursuing Nate Diaz fight to ‘eradicate those demons’

Dustin Poirier is pursuing a fight against Nate Diaz to ‘eradicate those demons’ from his submission loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 269, according to former UFC middleweight champion turned commentator, analyst, and podcast host Michael Bisping.

“For Dustin Poirier, going up against Nate Diaz, I think for him that’s just him trying to eradicate those demons – Trying to get that bad taste out of his mouth from just losing the world title fight,” Bisping said in a recent YouTube video (h/t Sportskeeda). “We all know that Dustin Poirier, the desire to be champion is something that burns very brightly.