Dustin Poirier told ESPN's Ariel Helwani on Thursday that his scheduled Oct. 24 UFC lightweight fight against Tony Ferguson has been called off because of a financial disagreement.
"UFC and I didn't come to terms," Poirier told Helwani. "I will not be fighting on Oct. 24."
"I just need to be compensated if they want this fight," Poirier added. "Simple as that. I'm a prize fighter and the prize needs to be right."
Poirier is the No. 2 contender for the lightweight belt, which is held by the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov.