{"id":329405,"date":"2026-05-05T05:59:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T00:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=329405"},"modified":"2026-05-05T05:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T00:29:46","slug":"dustin-poirier-reveals-one-other-opponent-he-would-make-ufc-return-to-fight-after-justin-gaethje-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/dustin-poirier-reveals-one-other-opponent-he-would-make-ufc-return-to-fight-after-justin-gaethje-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Dustin Poirier reveals one other opponent he would make UFC return to fight after Justin Gaethje call"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dustin Poirier has revealed that he can be willing to get back into the octagon against Nate Diaz after retiring last yr.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It hasn\u2019t even been 12 months since Poirier hung up his gloves following a loss to Max Holloway in his home state of Louisiana. But he has already entertained comeback bouts with Justin Gaethje and now long-time rival Diaz.<\/p>\n

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Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje 3: Yes or No?<\/h3>\n

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Poirier and Diaz were because of fight at Madison Square Garden back in 2018, but it surely fell apart after the pair had faced off at a launch event. Since then, they’ve remained enemies but have been unable to get a fight booked.<\/p>\n

Dustin Poirier willing to return to the octagon for Nate Diaz showdown<\/h2>\n

For the very best a part of a decade, Dustin Poirier vs Nate Diaz has remained a dream fight for fans despite never really seeming like a practical prospect. And one might need assumed that the previous\u2019s retirement or the latter\u2019s decision to fight on Netflix might need officially killed the concept altogether.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, on a brand new episode of Paramount\u2019s Deep Waters podcast, Poirier confirmed that he would entertain making a return to motion if Diaz became a viable opponent. Jorge Masvidal \u2013 who fought the Californian in each boxing and MMA \u2013 suggested the matchup and it clearly excited his co-host.<\/p>\n

\u201cMan, I still need to whip Nate\u2019s a\u2013,\u201d Poirier noted, before Din Thomas claimed Diaz was \u2018the one guy you\u2019d come back for\u2019. \u201cI\u2019d come back to fight him since it got away and he lied and the fans were on his side.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UFC knew I used to be going to fight Nate during our first matchup at Madison Square Garden but Nate was having trouble along with his negotiation. I don\u2019t know what was happening but UFC called me and said \u2018hey, we would like to maintain you on the Madison Square Garden card, would you fight so-and-so?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI said \u2018listen, if it\u2019s not Nate I\u2019m not fighting. I\u2019m going to go and have my hip taken care of. If it\u2019s Nate I\u2019ll fight. They offered me Kevin Lee, they offered me just a few other names I said \u2018I\u2019m going to go have surgery on my hip\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen Nate used that to make use of me as just like the fall guy, fight\u2019s off because I pulled out. But I never pulled out I just didn\u2019t need to fight anyone but Nate. Why not?\u201d<\/p>\n

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