{"id":375796,"date":"2021-02-09T08:58:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T16:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=375796"},"modified":"2021-02-09T08:58:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T16:58:14","slug":"dustin-poirier-responds-to-nate-diazs-callout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dustin-poirier-responds-to-nate-diazs-callout\/","title":{"rendered":"Dustin Poirier responds to Nate Diaz&#8217;s callout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Top UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier has already responded to a recent callout from his long-time rival, Nate Diaz.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz recently partook in an interview with Ariel Helwani of ESPN, which was published on Tuesday morning. During the interview, he expressed interest in fighting Charles Oliveira and Poirier, but clarified that he has no interest in doing so in the 155-pound lightweight division\u2014only at 165 or 170 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole lightweight division has been taking Ls. Every single one of them, except for what\u2019s-his-name who just beat [Tony] Ferguson,\u201d Diaz said, referencing Oliveira. \u201cThat\u2019s the guy right there. I\u2019ll fight that guy, that\u2019s who I\u2019ll fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like the winners,\u201d Diaz continued. \u201cI\u2019m a winner. I ain\u2019t lost to nobody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ain\u2019t fighting at \u201955. There ain\u2019t nobody at 170. When those guys grow up I\u2019ll fight somebody at 170. The \u201955 division has some guys in it. I like the Oliveira fight or the Dustin Poirier fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Twitter, Poirier responded to this callout from Diaz. He seems more than willing to fight the Californian at a heavier weight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A fight closer to my natural weight sounds like a great idea<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DustinPoirier\/status\/1359178396928991235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A fight closer to my natural weight sounds like a great idea,&#8221; Poirier said not long after the Diaz interview surfaced.<\/p>\n<p>Despite never meeting in the Octagon, Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz have plenty of history. The pair were briefly scheduled to fight at UFC 230 in 2018, but the fight fell through.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the two stars have repeatedly expressed interest in fighting one another. Poirier did so most recently after his career-altering knockout win over Conor McGregor last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is exciting, it is fun,&#8221; Poirier <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dustin-poirier-knows-nate-diaz-fight-doesnt-make-sense-but-wants-it-to-happen-those-are-the-kind-of-fights-i-want-to-be-part-of\/\">said<\/a> of a potential fight with Diaz in his own interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QX6A7IaYq5U&amp;amp%3Bt=6s&amp;amp%3Bab_channel=ESPNMMA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>. &#8220;Those are the kind of fights I want to be part of. Fights that are exciting to me and that I\u2019m motivated to get up and bust my ass every day. That is exciting. That is a guy I grew up watching, a guy who is still a very big name, that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the fans would be in for a great fight if that one happens,\u201d Poirier continued. \u201cDoes it make sense in the lightweight division? No. Does it make sense where I am at, standing in the door front of a title shot? No. But, it is a fun fight and this is entertainment and this is fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Does a fight between Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz interest you? If so, what weight class should the two stars fight in?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier has already responded to a recent callout from his long-time rival, Nate Diaz. Diaz recently partook in an interview with Ariel Helwani of ESPN, which was published on Tuesday morning. 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