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Dustin Poirier: UFC Told Me to Keep Preparing for May 16 Fight in San Diego

Dustin Poirier and the Ultimate Fighting Championship seem to have differing views regarding the promotion’s upcoming schedule during the coronavirus pandemic.

Once word got out that Khabib Nurmagomedov would be unable to leave Russia to compete at UFC 249 due to travel restrictions in the country, Dustin Poirier quickly offered to step in against Tony Ferguson on April 18.

I just threw it out there….that I’m open,” Poirier told ESPN. “I’m not out here begging for fights, but if they need somebody and nobody’s taking it at 155 or nobody’s ready, then I’ll do it.