Former lightweight interim champion Dustin Poirier is planning to call it quits on his illustrious career. The MMA community expected ‘The Diamond’ to hang up his gloves after failing to clinch the 155lbs title at UFC 302 against Islam Makhachev. However, the way he performed against Makhachev in the twilight of his career proved to the world that he was far from over.

Poirier has shown his willingness to fight at least one more time for the fans. But whom should he fight next is the main question. There are a variety of opponents in line but it seems former UFC champion Max Holloway might just get a nod ahead this time round.

Dustin Poirier likes the idea of him facing Max Holloway in his next fight

In a recent tweet, Poirier responded to one of the ideas proposed by a fan on X. According to the user, he has urged UFC CEO Dana White to line up a BMF title fight against Max Holloway. ‘The Diamond’ seemed to appreciate the idea and responded with, “Last Dance”. 

In his remarkable 13-year journey in the UFC, the lightweight has found himself competing against some of the top fighters. Amid this fabled path, Poirier has successfully carved out a name for himself in the division. However, he has come up with a unique idea of what he wants to do in his last fight. Poirier wants the UFC to organize a four-man BMF tournament and the winner would be crowned as the champ.

Poirier is currently enjoying the role of analyst during his time off. He has been waiting for the much-awaited clash between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler at UFC 309. The Louisiana native has faced both fighters in his career and knows their strengths and weaknesses. In one of his recent interviews, he took time to break down the fight and picked the winner of the clash.

Dustin Poirier picks the winner between Charles Oliveria and Michael Chandler

Dustin Poirier is one of those rare fighters who has faced almost every elite fighter in his division. Therefore, there is no one better than him to predict the winner of the upcoming scrap between Charles Oliveira and Micheal Chandler. Months after UFC 302, fans finally witnessed Poirier at the ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, discussing the stacked card for the upcoming fight at UFC 309.

Host Brendan Fitzgerald asked Poirier to predict the winner of the fight between the two. ‘The Diamond’ had no hesitation in picking the winner and said, “I think it’s a fun matchup, but I think if Charles Oliveira goes into this fight with the same mindset he had when I fought him or the first time Chandler fought him, I think he’s going to get the win. Chandler’s very explosive, an incredible athlete, and can hurt or finish Charles, but I just think Charles is going to be better everywhere—on the feet and on the ground.” Oliveira has previously beaten Chandler and won the fight via knockout. However, it will be interesting to see whether he can repeat that again.

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