Dustin Poirier senses that the UFC lightweight division could remain in limbo until late 2019, and he isn’t about the situation.
While reigning champion Khabib Nurmagomedov could theoretically fight as soon as April, the Dagestani fighter is reportedly unhappy with the one-year suspensions the Nevada Athletic Commission handed to Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Zubaira Tukhugov for their roles in the UFC 229 post-fight melee.
In addition to boycotting events held in Las Vegas, Nurmagomedov will not fight until his teammate’s suspensions end on Oct. 6.
Poirier, who has lost just once in 10 lightweight appearances to establish himself as one of the division’s top contenders, doesn’t want to wait that long for things to unfold.