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UFC President Dana White claims Dustin Poirier “didn’t want” to accept a widely rumored fight with Tony Ferguson.<\/p>\n

Poirier, however, begs to differ.<\/p>\n

For many weeks, Poirier and Ferguson were linked to a fight at UFC 254 on October 24. Regrettably, the matchup fell through when Poirier and the UFC couldn\u2019t agree on the size of his prize.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UFC and I didn\u2019t come to terms,\u201d Poirier told ESPN. \u201cI will not be fighting on October 24.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just need to be compensated if they want this fight. Simple as that.\u201d Poirier added. \u201cI\u2019m a prizefighter and the prize needs to be right.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Poirier admitted that he was still open to accepting this fight at a later date, White subsequently announced that he was working on\u00a0\u201canother fight\u201d<\/a>\u00a0for Ferguson.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the conclusion of Contender Series on Tuesday, Dana White elaborated on the Poirier situation, claiming that by negotiating himself out of the fight, the top-5 lightweight proved he didn’t actually want the fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cListen, I like Dustin,\u201d White said of Poirier (via MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cI\u2019m not going to sit up here and say anything negative about Dustin, he\u2019s a great kid. I don\u2019t know if it was he didn\u2019t want to fight in Abu Dhabi or what his deal was \u2013 he didn\u2019t want to fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cListen, there\u2019s a lot of different ways to turn down a fight. Negotiating yourself out of one is one of the ways you can do it. So for whatever reason, he didn\u2019t want to take this fight. Only he knows that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Poirier was quick to respond to this claim from the UFC boss, refuting it wholeheartedly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do want that fight,\u201d Poirier told MMA Junkie via text message. \u201cSimple and plain, I want to fight Tony. I like the matchup.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think the future holds for Dustin Poirier after these stalled contract negotiations?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UFC President Dana White claims Dustin Poirier “didn’t want” to accept a widely rumored fight with Tony Ferguson. Poirier, however, begs to differ. For many weeks, Poirier and Ferguson were linked to a fight at UFC 254 on October 24. Regrettably, the matchup fell through when Poirier and the UFC couldn\u2019t agree on the size […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":361364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDana White claims Dustin Poirier "didn't want" Ferguson fight, Poirier responds | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UFC President Dana White claims Dustin Poirier "didn't want" to accept a widely rumored fight with Tony Ferguson. 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