If Dustin Poirier wants to prove himself as a top-ten pound-for-pound fighter, he should fight Colby Covington at welterweight.
Covington, a lifelong welterweight, urged Poirier, a former two-time lightweight title challenger, to stop picking on ‘cripple’ Nate Diaz and fight him at 170 pounds instead.
Covington says it’s imperative that Poirier accepts the matchup after ‘Chaos’ called out the Poirier family following his lopsided decision victory over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272.
“Dustin was the one who said it was ‘on sight’, man. I didn’t have to use Dustin’s name, he used my name in interviews to get exposure and to add value to his fight, Covington, who used to train with Poirier at American Top Team (ATT) told Submission Radio in a recent interview.