Dustin Poirier might get his want of getting his ultimate UFC struggle at house.
Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) is trying to compete another time earlier than calling it a profession, and the previous interim light-weight champion is at the moment working with the UFC on making it occur in his house state of Louisiana.
“The Diamond” is coming off a title loss to light-weight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 this previous June.
“I want I might let you know extra. I’ve truly been having calls each week with the UFC,” Poirier informed The Schmo. “Nevertheless it’s trying like summer time in New Orleans is near occurring for my retirement struggle. A pay-per-view in New Orleans this summer time could be unimaginable.
“That’s what I’m pushing for. That’s what the UFC’s working towards, and issues are getting fairly shut: Lay the gloves down the place it began in Louisiana. It might be an honor for me.”
4 months in the past, MMA Junkie obtained data exhibiting that in a September assembly of the Louisiana State Boxing & Wrestling Fee, members mentioned the UFC’s curiosity in heading to New Orleans in 2025. The UFC hasn’t hosted an occasion in Louisiana since Dan Henderson completed Tim Boestch in a Battle Evening headliner in June 2015. Poirier additionally competed on that card and completed Yancy Medeiros by first-round TKO.
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