Dustin Poirier insists that he was ready and was willing to take a short-notice fight with Justin Gaethje.
The lightweight duo is currently 1-1 after earlier sharing the Octagon in 2018 and 2023.
A trilogy opportunity appeared when hooker then from his UFC 313 fight was pulled with Justin Gaethje. Earlier this week.
About 24 hours later, Rafael Fiziev was announced as a replacement for Hooker by UFC CEO Dana White.
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Dustin Poirier denies the rejection of UFC 313 Call
Shortly after his new opponent was confirmed, Gaethje claimed that five lightweight stars refused to face him on a 10 -day notification.
Arman [Tsarukyan] and Charles [Oliveira] Understandably, no. Maximum [Holloway] and Dustin [Poirier] Understandably, no. [Renato] Moicano received the call and said no, “tweeted the former interim -ufc champion on Wednesday evening.
He added: “Rekwisites to Fiziev for volunteer work to fly over the world and to fight this fight. Great risk here for me to take this rematch against an elite striker. Life is a journey. Best Live Show on Earth on March 8 #UFC313 ”
Dustin Poirier is now to X – formerly known as Twitter – to rectify the record.
“I never received the call, I didn't say no,” he wrote in response to the viral social media message from Gaethje.
Poirier added: “I am the one who had contacted them when I read the news. Ask Hunter [Campbell]. All respect for you and Fiziev, I'm looking forward to it again. “
Arman Tsaryukan has also denied that it will be rejected with Gaethje with Gaethje, but he admitted that he had asked for the game at a catch weight before Fiziev agreed to make 156 pounds.
What is the next step for Dustin Poirier?
Poirier has not fought since he was choked in the UFC 302 in June in June by lightweight Islam Makhachev on UFC 302.
The 36-year-old retired before he confirmed that he will return for a final UFC fight.
Until recently, details about when and where Poirier would have his last scrap was scarce.
'The Diamond' has now unveiled a likely date and the 'incredible' location for his UFC Swansong.
“It's summer. Probably July or August. We work on UFC New Orleans, “Poirier told MMA Fighting.
'I try to retire in my home. The UFC has not been there since 2015. I also fought on the card. I fought against Yancy Mediros, but that was the last time I had to fight at home. To retire where it all started in Louisiana would be incredible to me and my career. “
Poirier says there is still work to book a suitable dance partner after he was standing on 'only legends'.
He added to his potential opponent: 'Not completely yet. Still working on a few things. “
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