Former interim lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier has confirmed plans to return to action — potentially as soon as July — claiming the promotion are working on booking his final Octagon walk in a storybook return to his native Louisiana.
Poirier, the current number four ranked lightweight contender, has been sidelined since he headlined UFC 302 back in June of last year, suffering an eventual fifth round D’Arce choke submission loss to Islam Makhachev in his third undisputed lightweight title charge.
And confirming plans for one fight outing in the promotion before likely hanging up his gloves from combat sports to boot, Lafayette striker, Dustin Poirier has been linked with a slew of potential opponents in his return to action, including clashes with the likes of Ilia Topuria, Paddy Pimblett, Rafael Fiziev, and even Max Holloway for a third time.