{"id":360962,"date":"2020-09-10T14:53:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T21:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=360962"},"modified":"2020-09-10T14:53:22","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T21:53:22","slug":"breaking-dustin-poirier-will-not-fight-tony-ferguson-at-ufc-254","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/breaking-dustin-poirier-will-not-fight-tony-ferguson-at-ufc-254\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking! Dustin Poirier will NOT fight Tony Ferguson at UFC 254"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A highly anticipated lightweight fight between former interim title holders Dustin Poirier and Tony Ferguson is no longer being targeted for UFC 254.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\">ESPN<\/a>&#8216;s Ariel Helwani, Poirier is headed back to his home in Louisiana after negotiations for a fight with &#8216;El Cucuy&#8217; fell through.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnmma\/status\/1304170176775106567<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The UFC and I didn&#8217;t come to terms,&#8221; Dustin Poirier explained. &#8220;I will not be fighting on October 24.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The disappointing news comes one day after &#8216;The Diamond&#8217; revealed that the UFC would have to up their offer for a fight with Ferguson to come to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just need to be compensated if they want this fight. Simple as that.&#8221; Poirier explained. &#8220;I\u2019m a prizefighter and the prize needs to be right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dustin Poirier was most recently seen in action this past June where he defeated Dan Hooker in a &#8216;fight of the year&#8217; performance. That victory was preceded by a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/khabib-nurmagomedov\/ufc-242-results-khabib-nurmagomedov-submits-dustin-poirier-highlights\/\">submission loss<\/a> to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Tony Ferguson suffered his first loss in eight years when was defeated by Justin Gathje via fifth round TKO at UFC 249. Prior to the setback, &#8216;El Cucuy&#8217; had strung together an amazing win streak which included victories over Kevin Lee, Rafael dos Anjos, Josh Thomson, among others.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349905\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Khabib-Nurmagomedov-Justin-Gaethje-1.jpg\" alt=\"Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, UFC 254\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Khabib-Nurmagomedov-Justin-Gaethje-1.jpg 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Khabib-Nurmagomedov-Justin-Gaethje-1-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>UFC 254 is set to take place October 24 on UFC Fight Island. The event is slated to be headlined by a lightweight title unification bout featuring reigning division kingpin Khabib Nurmagomedov taking on interim title holder Justin Gaethje.<\/p>\n<p>Are you surprised that the UFC was unable to get a fight between Dustin Poirier and Tony Ferguson finalized for UFC 254 this October? Share your thoughts in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on BJPENN.com on September 10, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Stay glued to this website for all of your mixed martial arts news!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A highly anticipated lightweight fight between former interim title holders Dustin Poirier and Tony Ferguson is no longer being targeted for UFC 254. 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