Dustin Poirier hoped that Zuffa Boxing would give him the chance to tick an item off his bucket list.
After retiring last yr, Poirier said he’d return to face Justin Gaethje and complete their trilogy if the chance presented itself.
One other fight that ‘The Diamond’ has previously spoken about as something that would tempt him back is an extended overdue clash with Nate Diaz.
Poirier and Diaz have unfinished business that the previous interim lightweight champion desired to settle in a boxing ring.
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Dustin Poirier believes Zuffa Boxing turned down his pitch as they don’t want to provide other MMA fighters this feature
There was one major hurdle stopping Dustin Poirier from boxing Nate Diaz after he laid his gloves down contained in the Octagon last July.
‘The Diamond’ still has fights left on his UFC contract that might prevent him from fighting elsewhere, but when he could compete in Zuffa Boxing, that might be a unique story.
Poirier recently told Joe Rogan that he pitched this concept to the promotion because he’d be fascinated by boxing however it was shut down.
“They don’t want any crossover,” he said on the JRE MMA Show. “I believe Zuffa desires to be taken as a serious… they need to hate money, dude. They hate money.
“They need to be taken by the boxing world seriously and I believe if you happen to open that door of an MMA guy fighting under Zuffa Boxing, every guy on the roster, every girl on the roster goes to need to do the identical. It just becomes a multitude I believe.”
It has been no secret that this may be difficult for the UFC legend to tug off, with Diaz himself saying that Poirier wouldn’t be allowed to fight him.
Even when each men desired to face off contained in the Octagon, it has been said that the choice for Diaz to return to the UFC is now gone after he signed to face Mike Perry in Most Worthwhile Promotions’ event on Netflix.
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