Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz appear to be on a clear collision course after being originally scheduled to fight in 2019. It appeared like the fight was dead but both men have wanted to fight each other at welterweight in the UFC.

The UFC has been trying to negotiate with both sides but has not been able to make an agreement with either man. Dustin Poirier recently gave an update at the UFC 271 post-fight press conference and revealed when he could fight Nate Diaz.

“I think there’s a good chance it’s going to happen,” Poirier said at UFC 271 (h/t MMA Fighting). “I think summer is probably a good target if I were to put one on a calendar, but I’m not sure, but I have a good feeling that it’s going to happen. I’m not sure if I’m going to stay at 170 pounds, but this fight makes sense. I just want to be in fights that mean something to me. Nate’s a guy I grew up watching fight, I respect him and his brother, I think that stylistically it’s going to be fun for the fans.

“This is a Fight of the Year type of fight, and those are the kind of fights I want to be part of,” the UFC lightweight continued. “It’s a combination of everything, but it’s also history. I was living at my mother’s house watching this guy fight on The Ultimate Fighter. These are the kinds of fights that mean something to me, and like I said, he’s a pioneer of the sport. Him and his brother have been around forever. When his brother was fighting in PRIDE, I was a fan. This is way before it was even cool before it was a mainstream sport. Nate’s a fighter’s fighter and I love what he brings, the intensity, the fight he brings, and I think with my style, it’s going to be an incredible fight.”