UFC veteran Dustin Poirier needed to make his skilled boxing debut towards Nate Diaz. Nonetheless, Dana White and Co. stated no, and Poirier believes the promotion doesn’t need any UFC fighters to be part of Zuffa Boxing.
The Louisiana native retired final yr after a unanimous determination loss towards Max Holloway. He now serves as a desk analyst for the UFC.
Nonetheless, “The Diamond” nonetheless has fights left on his UFC contract and has proven curiosity in working it again with Justin Gaethje or a possible boxing match towards Nate Diaz in White’s Zuffa Boxing.
Poirier and Diaz had been beforehand set to face one another at UFC 230 in 2018. Nonetheless, “The Diamond” needed to withdraw as a consequence of an harm. Within the years to return, regardless of each events displaying curiosity in locking horns, the bout by no means materialized.
Diaz bid farewell to the UFC in 2022 after a submission win towards Tony Ferguson. After that, he transitioned to boxing, dropping to Jake Paul earlier than bouncing again with a win over former UFC opponent Jorge Masvidal.
The Stockton native is now scheduled to return to MMA to face Mike Perry on MVP’s Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card on May 16, which can stream stay on Netflix. As a result of Diaz’s determination to struggle underneath the MVP banner, there have been rumors recently that he might by no means be welcomed again to the UFC.
Nonetheless, Dustin Poirier nonetheless hopes to box the 40-year-old sometime.
Dustin Poirier Opens Up on Failed Zuffa Boxing Plans
On The Joe Rogan Expertise, “The Diamond” instructed the UFC commentator that he would like to field professionally no less than twice. Nonetheless, he doesn’t assume a possible boxing bout underneath the Zuffa Boxing banner towards Nate Diaz is feasible. Right here’s why:
“I at all times needed to field. I’m nonetheless underneath contract with the UFC. I already pitched it to them. Me and Nate Diaz in Zuffa boxing, let’s go… However they don’t need any crossover. I believe Zuffa needs to be taken as a critical group. They hate cash. They need to be taken severely by the boxing world, and in case you open that door of an MMA man preventing underneath Zuffa Boxing, each man on the roster, each lady on the roster goes to need to do the identical. It’s simply develop into a multitude.”
Dustin Poirier additionally added that he would love a boxing coaching camp:
“Desirous about a boxing coaching camp with no grappling, no wrestling. Simply run, situation, and field. It will be easy crusing; I like it. I solely should field. Actually, coaching camp placing and sparring are my favourite days.”
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