Amid urging from UFC commentating duo, Jon Anik and fellow Lafayette native, Daniel Cormier, former interim lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier has claimed the promotion has no interest in booking a fight between him and Nate Diaz.
Poirier, a former interim lightweight champion and perennial contender at 155lbs, most recently featured in the main event of UFC 302 back in May, taking on Islam Makhachev in hia latest pursuit of the undisputed title.
And suffering an eventual fifth round submission defeat to the pound-for-pound number one, Poirier was forced to tap to a D’Arce choke, dropping his third loss in undisputed championship fights.