{"id":285504,"date":"2018-09-25T20:48:52","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T03:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=285504"},"modified":"2018-09-25T20:49:41","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T03:49:41","slug":"dustin-poirier-and-nate-diaz-claim-that-theyre-the-ufc-230-main-event-and-will-fight-over-new-165-pound-title-dana-white-denies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-230\/dustin-poirier-and-nate-diaz-claim-that-theyre-the-ufc-230-main-event-and-will-fight-over-new-165-pound-title-dana-white-denies\/","title":{"rendered":"Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz claim they&#8217;re the UFC 230 main event and will fight over new 165-pound title, Dana White denies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC definitely has taken their\u00a0sweet time when it comes to announcing the headliner for one of their biggest cards if the year.<\/p>\n<p>With tickets going on sale in just a matter of hours, UFC 230 on November 3 will act as the organization&#8217;s return to Madison Square Garden which will be their first time heading to the venue in 2018 since they were last there for UFC 217 in November 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Seemingly running out of every possible option that the UFC had, speculation has been all over the place as to what the main event is going to be but one half of the co-main event, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/nate-diaz\/\">Nate Diaz<\/a>\u00a0(19-11) has now made the claim that he and Dustin Poirier (24-5) will be promoted to the main event where they will compete over a new 165-pound title in the &#8220;superfighter&#8221; division. Poirier followed suit soon after Diaz.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m Happy to announce that I\u2019m bringing a new weight devision to the Ufc <br \/>I\u2019ll be fighting the main event November 3rd in nyc against Dustin Poirier for the first ever 165lb belt superfighter devision<br \/> I\u2019m happy to be apart of history <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ufc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danawhite<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NateDiaz209\/status\/1044780357000646656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>I\u2019m Happy to announce that I\u2019m bringing a new weight devision to the Ufc <\/em><br \/>\n<em>I\u2019ll be fighting the main event November 3rd in nyc against Dustin Poirier for the first ever 165lb belt superfighter devision<\/em><br \/>\n<em>I\u2019m happy to be apart of history @ufc @danawhite<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Its been a long journey but here we are. NYC 1st ever 165lb Title in the UFC! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THEREWILLBEBLOOD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#THEREWILLBEBLOOD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THUGJITSU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#THUGJITSU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DustinPoirier\/status\/1044782164733284357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Its been a long journey but here we are. NYC 1st ever 165lb Title in the UFC! #THEREWILLBEBLOOD #THUGJITSU<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, that doesn&#8217;t appear to exactly be the case (yet) as Dana White has reportedly shut that down as well as another UFC official.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just spoke to Dana White on the phone, he denied any plans of a 165-pound title fight at Madison Square Garden. Says he\u2019s still working on a main event for UFC 230.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bokamotoESPN\/status\/1044785253355683840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Just spoke to Dana White on the phone, he denied any plans of a 165-pound title fight at Madison Square Garden. Says he\u2019s still working on a main event for UFC 230.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Should clarify, fight still happening, but not for some new 165-pound title. Been a long day. Lol. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VNU6hW9FTv\">https:\/\/t.co\/VNU6hW9FTv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMAjunkieJohn\/status\/1044785587750719490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Well, was hoping to be able to confirm Poirier-Diaz for the UFC 230 headliner but was told by a company official that it\u2019s the \u201cfarthest thing from the truth.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Should clarify, fight still happening, but not for some new 165-pound title. Been a long day. Lol.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As for the rest of the loaded night of action, we get the return of several different fights. Most notably, Chris Weidman as he looks to avenge his title loss to Luke Rockhold from 2015. Here&#8217;s the card as it stands right now:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Main Card<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Lightweight &#8211; 155lbs: Dustin Poirier vs. Nate Diaz<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Middleweight &#8211; 185lbs: Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Middleweight: Ronaldo Souza vs. David Branch<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Middleweight: Derek Brunson vs. Israel Adesanya<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Preliminary Card<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Welterweight &#8211; 170lbs: Lyman Good vs. Sultan Aliev<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Bantamweight &#8211; 135lbs: Brian Kelleher vs. Domingo Pilarte<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Lightweight: Matt Frevola vs. Lando Vannata<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Middleweight: Karl Roberson vs. Jack Marshman<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Fight Pass Preliminary Card<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Featherweight &#8211; 145lbs: Julio Arce vs. Sheymon Moraes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Featherweight: Shane Burgos vs. Kurt Holobaugh<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Featherweight: Jason Knight vs. Jordan Rinaldi<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 9\/25\/2018<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC definitely has taken their\u00a0sweet time when it comes to announcing the headliner for one of their biggest cards if the year. 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