Dustin Poirier might not have received an undisputed title but can anyone doubt his place among the top dogs of UFC? Universally acclaimed as a “fighter’s fighter”, even folks like Israel Adesanya and undefeated legend Khabib Nurmagomedov have stated that he is a champ and an absolute legend. And now that ‘The Diamond’ has planned to retire, his last dance has become a big talking point in the fight world. Where will the fight be? While we’re speculating it to be a UFC event in Louisiana, everyone is bursting at the seams to find out who his final dance partner will be.

Several names of opponents are being thrown around for Poirier’s swansong. The UFC has already given him his wish of making this fight in Louisiana, his home state. So a fitting opponent would be a top-ranked contender, but also someone who’s considered a certified legend. And a possible challenger for ‘The Diamond’ could very well be a past rival of Poirier’s according to the #9 lightweight star Beneil Dariush.

While speaking to Submission Radio, the Iranian-American fighter was asked about Dustin Poirier’s prospects for a final fight. “I don’t know if it’s 100 percent sealed and done but that’s what I’m hearing”, said ‘Benny’ alluding to a possible trilogy bout against BMF champion Max Holloway.

The 40-fight veteran Poirier wants to lay his gloves down in the place where everything started for him. And for this, he wants a ‘legends only’ bout. But again, the fight between Poirier and Dariush is just speculation per Dariush, there might be a possibility of a trilogy fight between Holloway and Dustin Poirier.

Holloway has not fought since he suffered the first KO loss of his career against Ilia Topuria. But he still holds the BMF title he won putting Justin Gaethje to sleep at UFC 300. Poirier and Holloway have already met twice inside the cage and ‘The Diamond’ has beaten him both times inside the Octagon. The legendary duo first fought at UFC 143, when Holloway made his promotional debut.

It was a bit of a wobbly match since the 20-year-old UFC newbie was tapped out pretty fast by his opponent. By the time they met again in 2019, ‘Blessed’ had become a featherweight champion and defended his belt twice during a spectacular 13-fight win streak that saw him beat Jose Aldo, Charles Oliveira, and Brian Ortega. Even after becoming a formidable opponent for Poirier, the latter defeated him after an exhilarating 5 round slugfest. Now that Poirier is ready to close the chapter of UFC, let’s see his plans in detail.

Dustin Poirier’s plans after retirement

“It was written before I started,” is what Dustin Poirier said to RGIII during their conversation. Fighting has always been in his blood. And now, ‘The Diamond’ wants to close out on an incredibly epic fight career, with a resume filled with the toughest names in the sport, no compromise. The former interim lightweight champ has defeated veteran fighters like Michael Chandler, Conor McGregor (twice), Max Holloway (twice), and more.

So he plans to go out with a bang in his last dance. UFC agreed and now he has planned everything. He communicated his plans to retire in the Outta Pocket podcast and said, “Look I got a call today from the UFC because they knew I was coming out here and doing radio row and all kind of stuff and they knew fighting questions would pop up. They said, ‘You can go ahead and tell we’ve been in negotiations, we’re working on Louisiana for your retirement fight.’”

After this his next goal is to focus on his family and businesses while raising his daughter. The 36-year-old revealed that he does not want to “give the sport more than he can”. So who do you think his opponent will be for the last fight? Only time will tell if Holloway will finally get revenge or if Poirier will make it 3-0 before he retires.