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Dustin Poirier believes it won’t be a good look for USADA if Conor McGregor is able to bypass the regular testing routine. McGregor recently made headlines when he declared he would be fighting Michael Chandler in December. Considering he still hasn’t entered the USADA drug testing pool — which requires him to deliver at least […]

A Dustin Poirier move up to welterweight may be closer than we think. Following Poirier’s second-round knockout defeat to Justin Gaethje at UFC 291 last month, there were calls for “The Diamond” to finally make the move up to 170 pounds and with good reason. He had regularly spoken of his struggles in making the […]

Vicente Luque is open to welcoming Dustin Poirier to the welterweight division. Luque snapped a two-fight losing skid after outpointing former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in the UFC Vegas 78 headliner last night. It was Luque’s first fight since suffering a brain bleed which came following his knockout defeat to Geoff Neal last year […]

No matter how strong or weak a calendar year is for the UFC in terms of overall stacked cards and events, there’s always one guarantee — there will always be great fights. 2023 is no different as MMA fans have been treated to some amazing battles. From technical chess matches to absolute brawls to fights […]

Former UFC Lightweight Champion and current contender Charles Oliveira is not exactly known as a trash-talker. On Wednesday afternoon, the man known as ‘DoBronxs’ decided to take a risk on his Twitter account, calling out UFC legend Conor McGregor. McGregor, a former two weight class UFC champion, hasn’t fought since July 2021, when he suffered […]

It’s time Dustin Poirier moved up to 170 pounds. Poirier revealed he was heartbroken following his UFC 291 defeat to Justin Gaethje this past weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah. The pair of exciting lightweights brawlers collided for the second time in five years in a rematch for the BMF title. The winner of the […]

Conor McGregor doesn’t believe Dustin Poirier has a Hall of Fame worthy career. Poirier is coming off a second-round knockout defeat to Justin Gaethje in their BMF title fight in the UFC 291 headliner this past weekend. It was a brutal loss for Poirier who was finished by knockout for the first time since 2016 […]

Dustin Poirier believes Justin Gaethje has a legitimate chance of defeating UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Gaethje earned redemption after knocking Poirier out with a head kick in the second round of their BMF title fight (and rematch) in the UFC 291 headliner this past weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the process, “The […]

Justin Gaethje earned redemption at UFC 291, became the BMF champion, and also all but guaranteed himself the next lightweight title shot with his second-round knockout win over Dustin Poirier. In the process, he was also called out by Conor McGregor who stated that if Gaethje really wanted to fight him, all he had to […]

Dustin Poirier was understandably dejected following his defeat to Justin Gaethje at UFC 291. Poirier was finished by knockout for the first time since 2016 after a Gaethje head kick put him out cold in the second round of their BMF title fight. “The Diamond” is no stranger to setbacks in big fights. After all, […]

Justin Gaethje knocked out Dustin Poirier with a brutal head kick at UFC 291, causing none other than the notorious Conor McGregor to chime in with a challenge for the winner. “Justin, I’ll slap you around,” McGregor tweeted after the fight. McGregor continued to call out other rivals, including Michael Chandler who he is supposed […]

Justin Gaethje became the BMF champion at UFC 291 — but more than anything, he earned redemption. Gaethje became the first person to stop Dustin Poirier by strikes since 2016 when he knocked him out cold with a head kick in the second round of the UFC 291 headliner last night in Salt Lake City, […]

The time has finally come and UFC 291 will finally conclude with it’s Main Event of the evening. We’re set to bring you a prediction and pick for this bout in the Lightweight (155 lb) Division for the BMF belt. No. 2 ranked Dustin Poirier will take on No. 3 ranked Justin Gaethje as they try to crown the […]

UFC 291 takes place Saturday night in Salt Lake City, Utah, and features a BMF title fight as well as rematch between former title challengers Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje. The co-main event, meanwhile, features a light heavyweight encounter as former champion Jan Blachowicz welcomes Alex Pereira to the 205-pound division. Elsewhere, former interim lightweight […]

UFC 291 takes place Saturday night in Salt Lake City and it’s only fair to say it’s stacked beyond belief. In the headliner, we have Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje competing in a rematch for the BMF title. The co-main event, meanwhile, features the light heavyweight debut of former middleweight champion Alex Pereira as he […]

The UFC returns to Salt Lake City for the UFC 291 pay-per-view event on July 29. It’s a stacked card to say the least, and that’s further evident by the headliner which is a BMF title fight and a rematch between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje. Will it be a repeat of their first encounter […]

Conor McGregor was expected to fight Michael Chandler later this year and that still seems to be the plan on paper. However, things are extremely uncertain right now. McGregor is required to have two negative drug tests in a period of at least six months in the USADA testing pool in order to compete again. […]

It’s fair to say UFC 289 didn’t go how lightweight champion Islam Makhachev wanted. In the co-main event, former champion Charles Oliveira took on the streaking Beneil Dariush with the winner — especially if it was Dariush — all but likely to challenge Makhachev for the title next. Despite Dariush being a slight favorite going […]

Dustin Poirier had a somewhat surprising prediction for the Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler fight. McGregor is expected to make his return to the UFC for the first time since breaking his leg two years ago when he fights Chandler. As things stand there is no date, venue or even weight class announced for that […]

Colby Covington could become a welterweight champion later this year — and he is eyeing some big matchups after that. Covington is the No. 1 contender and expects to face current champion Leon Edwards in August. Should he come out of that fight victorious as he expects to, “Chaos” has aspirations to fight foes outside […]

Conor McGregor is one of the most successful and popular fighters of the past generation. He’s dealt with a number of injury scares though, including one he suffered at UFC 264 that he thought may end his career. While fighting Dustin Poirier, McGregor broke his leg and thought the incident could have led to his […]

UFC 288 is set to take place on May 6, 2023 from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey as the hometown hero Aljamain Sterling will welcome “Triple C” Henry Cejudo back to the UFC octagon for the Bantamweight Championship. The Co-Main event was also set between No. 2 Lightweight Charles Oliveira and No. 5 […]

UFC 281 will bring MMA fans a major treat as two of the best lightweight fighters in the world are reportedly “close” to finalizing a fight agreement. No. 2 lightweight Dustin Poirier and No. 5 Michael Chandler are in the final stages of agreeing to be one of the headlining fights at UFC 281, which […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk may have ended her fighting career with a knockout loss in UFC 275, but she can definitely hold her head high after everything she has done for the sport and for her peers. Jedrzejczyk suffered a knockout blow at the hands of Zhang Weili on Saturday night in their rematch for what many […]

Dustin Poirier recently made some interesting comments regarding UFC lightweight Michael Chandler. Chandler was never going to let that slide and recently clapped back at the former title challenger. The comments came from a recent Dustin Poirier interview where the UFC star was asked about Michael Chandler. The former title challenger did not mince his […]

Charles Oliveira may no longer be the UFC lightweight champion but everyone in the division still treats him as such. Dustin Poirier recently spoke out on the weird situation that caused him to lose his belt. Dustin Poirier recently fought Charles Oliveira back at UFC 269 where the Brazilian won by submission in the third […]

Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler have been recently firing shots at each other and a potential fight is looming. It is not clear what the UFC is looking to do with the two lightweights going forward. Michael Chandler recently claimed he forgot about Dustin Poirier but the UFC star doesn’t believe that for a minute. […]

There has been a lot of talk recently about Colby Covington fighting Dustin Poirier in his next fight. The UFC has shown interest in the fight and it could be booked for the summer if both sides agree. Former referee ‘Big’ John has made an interesting comment on why Dustin Poirier would hesitate to accept […]

Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz are the UFC version of Ross and Rachel. Will they or won’t they? The two have expressed plenty of interest in a fight and were even supposed to fight each other back in 2019 before an injury scrapped the fight. Recently, Dustin Poirier made an appearance on The MMA Hour […]

Michael Chandler recently went after Dustin Poirier while talking about his quick rise in the UFC. The former Bellator champion admits he had beef with Poirier that stemmed from his signing with the organization. Dustin Poirier had the opportunity to fire back at Michael Chandler and he did not back. He pointed out the rough […]

Colby Covington called out Dustin Poirier after UFC 272 and made it clear that the two had beef. Poirier had never expressed interest in the fight and didn’t want to make his former teammate any money. Dustin Poirier recently spoke out about Colby Covington and has changed his mind about fighting him next. The UFC […]

Michael Chandler finds himself in an excellent spot after knocking out Tony Ferguson at UFC 274. There have been many fights pitched to him including a potential showdown with Dustin Poirier. Dustin Poirier showed some interest in the fight but Michael Chandler has no interest in the fight himself. A lot of it has to […]

Yancy Medeiros has known Nate Diaz for a long time and is the perfect person to speak on the UFC fighter’s future. There is a lot going on for the younger Diaz brother as he’s looking to fight Dustin Poirier and finish his contract with the UFC. Many seem to question if Nate Diaz actually […]

Dustin Poirier is in a strange spot in his career as he looks to bounce back from a second title fight loss at lightweight. The UFC star is looking to potentially move to welterweight and his coach, Mike Brown, thinks it would all the difference. There have been talks of Dustin Poirier fighting Nate Diaz […]

AJ Fletcher is set to make his debut at UFC Vegas 50 in a very exciting fight against Matt Semelsberger. He has been training with big names like Dustin Poirier and Alan Jouban in Louisiana to get ready. Training with high-level UFC fighters like that gives AJ Fletcher an advantage as he looks to break […]

Colby Covington didn’t think he put on his best performance against old friend Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC 272 on Saturday night, but he still picked up a dominant victory via unanimous decision. After beating down Masvidal, Covington had some words for Dustin Poirier, via ESPN’s Marc Raimondi: Afterward, Covington called out […]

Colby Covington has beef with many of his former teammates at American Top Team. One of those is with UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier and things have not gotten better between the two. Dustin Poirier has said many things about Colby Covington in the past and it’s clear the two don’t like each other. The UFC […]

Nate Diaz finds himself in a bit of a tricky situation with the UFC and his future in fighting. There have been talks of him fighting Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. Nate Diaz was recently asked about fighting Conor McGregor in a trilogy fight in the UFC. He doesn’t appear to be interested in that […]

Dustin Poirier was around after UFC 271 to answer questions from the media. The topic quickly became about Colby Covington and whether or not the two could eventually fight after UFC 272. Colby Covington has serious beef with Dustin Poirier and the two famously don’t like each other. The UFC lightweight doesn’t want to fight […]