Dustin Poirier has a message for one among his former opponents, who’s on a four-fight shedding skid and is 2-6 within the UFC.
The opponent in query is Michael Chandler. Poirier locked horns with Chandler in 2022 at UFC 281, the place “The Diamond” secured a submission win within the third spherical. After shedding to Dustin Poirier, “Iron” has misplaced three extra bouts back-to-back.
His most up-to-date loss got here at UFC Freedom 250, the place he was dismantled and stopped by the surging Mauricio Ruffy in Spherical 1.
After the White Home setback, followers and plenty of within the MMA neighborhood wished the 40-year-old Chandler to retire. Nevertheless, the American fighter has different plans and believes “the best is yet to come.” He has teased a transfer as much as 170 kilos, and his current feedback recommend that he nonetheless hopes to lock horns with Conor McGregor.
The 2 had been beforehand going to battle in the principle occasion of UFC 303. Nevertheless, a toe damage compelled the Irishman to drag out. In 2026, Dana White was now not on this battle.
In the meantime, McGregor returned after 5 years to run it again with Max Holloway at UFC 329. Sadly, his comeback bout lasted solely 69 seconds as he tore his ACL and meniscus and misplaced by TKO (damage). McGregor believes he will probably be healed up and able to return by subsequent summer season and says his comeback opponent needs to be Holloway.
If “Iron” is severe about his 170-pound transfer, apart from “The Infamous,” each opponent could be a formidable problem as a result of the welterweight division is at present essentially the most stacked within the UFC.
Dustin Poirier Left Dazed by Michael Chandler’s Profession Selections
On a current phase of the Deep Waters Podcast, Dustin Poirier questioned why Michael Chandler has not retired but and argued that if 155-pounders can dismantle “Iron,” 170-pounders will do far worse. He mentioned:
“With all due respect, we buried the hatchet and shook palms, however Michael Chandler, what are you doing? I’m simply leaping again in about retirement. That simply got here to my thoughts… I don’t know if that is official information, however he mentioned he would possibly transfer as much as welterweight. If 155-ers are stopping you and you’re taking all this harm, what are 170-pounders gonna do?”
Take a look at Dustin Poirier’s feedback about Michael Chandler beneath:
