“Trying to Eradicate Those Demons” – Michael Bisping Explains Why Dustin Poirier Wants Nate Diaz Fight

Dustin Poirier is coming off a disappointing loss at UFC 269. ‘The Diamond’ took on Charles Oliveira for the UFC lightweight title in the main event and came up short. Going into the fight as the favorite, Poirier dominated the first round and had the Brazilian reeling.

However, the champ bounced back spectacularly, and after controlling the second round, he finished Poirier in the third. He got the challengers back and locked him in a rear-naked choke, which led to him submitting.

After the fight, Poirier wasn’t sure about fighting anytime soon. But a possible fight against Nate Diaz has ignited his desire to fight again. However, Michael Bisping feels it might not be for the right reasons.

He said, “Sign me up, as a fan. For Dustin Poirier, going up against Nate Diaz, I think for him that’s just him trying to eradicate those demons–Trying to get that bad taste out of his mouth from just losing the world title fight. We all know that Dustin Poirier, the desire to be champion, is something that burns very brightly. He lost to Charles Oliveira. So, therefore, now he thinks, If I go in there and I beat Nate Diaz, I’m back in the win column.”

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“Because I spoke to Dustin for BT Sport prior to his fight (against Oliveira). And he said if he won, he was gonna slow down his schedule of fighting. Because you can’t do three, four fights a year forever. It does take a massive toll on your body. But he never became the champion. And now, in his mind, he’s probably a little bit depressed just like I was when I fought Kelvin; when I lost to Georges St-Pierre.”

Nate Diaz got the flame going in Dustin Poirier

After the defeat at the hands of Oliveira, Poirier wasn’t sure about his future. This was his second loss in a title fight, with the first one coming against Khabib Nurmagomedov. He lost both fights by the way of a rear-naked choke. But during an interview with Teddy Atlas, he said that he got a phone call that excited him.

No contract was signed yet, so he couldn’t reveal everything. However, that changed quickly.

Upon being pushed a little, he said, “I don’t owe these guys nothing, man. I’m not biting my tongue. It is Nate Diaz and listen, just like he got on Twitter. I’m not going to say what card, I’m not going to say a date or whatever. But he got on Twitter talking. Everybody is a tough guy on the internet.”

He did mention he was a fan of Diaz during the conversation.

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