Is Ilia Topuria vs. Dustin Poirier attainable?
Though he hasn’t referred to as out Topuria, Poirier seemed to be lurking ‘X’ and retweeted a fan’s request to consider preventing Topuria if he had been to maneuver up.
Here’s what the fan tweeted:
“Hear me out… If Ilia needs to maneuver as much as LW do Ilia Topuria vs Dustin Poirier,” McGlinge tweeted.
Though the account is lesser-known, Poirier tended to agree, as did the followers who interacted with the publish.
Poirier has been with the UFC for over 15 years, competing towards a few of the finest the game has to supply. Whether or not that’s Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, Justin Gaethje, Poirier’s whos-who resume is a run that can arguably by no means be topped once more.
Poirier misplaced to Makhachev in June, falling to 0-3 undisputed UFC title fights. The opposite two got here towards Charles Oliveira in December 2021 and Nurmagomedov in September 2020.
If Poirier had been to return to the UFC, it could be a bookend to a profession that helped revolutionize the lighter-weight divisions and put Louisiana MMA on the map.
For now, no matter Poirier decides to do stays to be seen. Nonetheless, the followers have spoken and it’s clear they need to see “The Diamond” proceed to compete, even whether it is yet one more time.
The UFC, nor CEO Dana White, have acknowledged the tweet at press time.
The UFC ends its 2024 schedule with a Struggle Night time from Tampa, Fla., headlined by a welterweight predominant occasion Saturday between Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley.
Ought to Dustin Poirier return to the UFC?
