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Dustin Poirier is now the UFC interim lightweight champion. He won this title with a riveting decision defeat of reigning UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway in the UFC 236 main event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even with this new piece of hardware wrapped around his waist, however, their was still some question as to whether Dustin Poirier would get the next crack at undisputed lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. This doubt was due primarily to the presence of Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson in the division, either of whom could seemingly jump to the front of the lightweight contendership line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at the UFC 236 post-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White confirmed that the next shot at Khabib Nurmagomedov will indeed go to Dustin Poirier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, that\u2019s the fight,\u201d White said (via MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cPoirier will fight Khabib next. Probably in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

White went on to commend Dustin Poirier for enduring an uncharacteristically long slog to a UFC title shot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome guys have the Israel Adesanya path and the Conor McGregor path and some have the Poirier path,\u201d White said. \u201cIf you look, I don\u2019t remember what the numbers were, but Chuck Liddell had to go through that same thing and then Tito (Ortiz) wouldn\u2019t fight him and there\u2019s been a lot of guys \u2014 Tony Ferguson, look at the bad luck that guy\u2019s had. And the list goes on and on, some people it works out for and some people have longer roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPoirier has stayed the path and trained hard and done what he\u2019s had to do to to get here and tonight was his night. He fought an incredible fighter and he won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnless something happens to Dustin Poirier, he gets hurt or gets injured or something happens, he\u2019s got the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article first appeared on <\/em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a> on 4\/15\/2019. <\/em>
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