Dustin Poirier had three fighters in thoughts for remaining UFC struggle
“I used to be asking Hunter [Campbell] for Gaethje, as a result of we’re 1-1 I needed to shut out that trilogy,” Poirier mentioned. “For some cause they actually needed this struggle [with Holloway]. That’s cool as a result of I respect [Holloway] for my final struggle.
“When [Topuria] mentioned he was going to 155 [pounds], I texted the UFC and mentioned ‘hey, let me know what’s occurring with this man,’” Poirier added. “However they by no means entertained it, they advised me it’s not occurring they usually needed Max.”
As we we coated, the Gaethje struggle made sense for Poirier. Poirier gained their first encounter by TKO, and Gaethje gained their second by head-kick KO. Each fights have been thrilling. The grounds for a trilogy have all the time been there.
As for Topuria, he’s not the UFC featherweight champ, however he by no means misplaced the title. He claimed the title early final 12 months, with a knockout of featherweight legend Alexander Volkanovski. He then defended the belt with a knockout of Holloway, who had by no means been stopped by punches earlier than — not even in two fights with Poirier, who’s a fearsome knockout puncher. After his win over Holloway, Topuria introduced plans to maneuver as much as light-weight. His first struggle within the division shouldn’t be but confirmed, however with Holloway and Poirier off the desk, all indicators level to him combating champion Islam Makhachev subsequent.
