{"id":290429,"date":"2018-11-06T02:36:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T10:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=290429"},"modified":"2018-11-06T02:36:45","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T10:36:45","slug":"dustin-poirier-wants-ufc-lightweight-title-shot-but-understands-tony-is-next-in-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dustin-poirier-wants-ufc-lightweight-title-shot-but-understands-tony-is-next-in-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Dustin Poirier wants UFC lightweight title shot, but understands ‘Tony is next in line’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dustin Poirier was briefly scheduled to battle Nate Diaz<\/a> in the co-main event of last weekend’s UFC 230 card. Unfortunately, however, Poirier was forced out of this fight with an injury.<\/p>\n

Speaking to MMAjunkie Radio<\/a> this week, Dustin Poirier announced that he’ll soon be able to return to training, and that he’s hoping to get back into the cage as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s going to be some more stuff to go through, but I\u2019m cleared to start a camp here in the next few weeks, I\u2019m sure,\u201d he said. \u201cI spoke to the doctor a couple days ago, he called just as a checkup and he said most of the time you see huge improvements like six-to-eight weeks out from stem cell injections and my body has taken to it real good already. I\u2019m excited to see the six-week mark how good I\u2019m going to be feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Currently riding a win streak composed of impressive defeats of Jim Miller, Anthony Pettis, Justin Gaethje and Eddie Alvarez, Dustin Poirier mostly certainly deserves a lightweight title shot. That being said, he understands that former interim lightweight champ Tony Ferguson probably deserves the next crack at reigning champ Khabib Nurmagomedov\u00a0more.\u00a0<\/em>Poirier’s priority, given this reality, is simply getting the biggest fight possible for his next outing \u2014 whether it’s a rescheduled bout with Diaz or otherwise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to do whatever I have to do to get the title shot, whatever I need to do to,\u201d Poirier said. \u201cThat\u2019s been my goal this whole time, but we\u2019ll see. I haven\u2019t spoke to the UFC about that\u2019s next. I was seeing some stuff they were saying that they don\u2019t want to try to rebook the Nate fight. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen. But I\u2019ll be ready to roll probably the end of January, early February, I\u2019ll be ready to roll.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I talk to them I\u2019m going to say, \u2018I want a title shot,’\u201d he concluded. \u201cBut at the end of the day they make the offer and I have to choose what\u2019s next. But I agree, Tony is next in line. We\u2019ll see how all this shakes out. I just want a big fight, somebody at the top, and I want to be world champion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who do you think Dustin Poirier should fight next?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 11\/6\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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