Dustin Poirier says he will never fight Colby Covington.
Poirier is coming off a defeat against UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 302. It was another lightweight title defeat after similar losses to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira. Poirier gave conflicting comments over whether he would retire.
He first suggested he may retire if he could not secure title fights. He then retracted those comments with reports he may have one more fight. Several names, such as Conor McGregor, Alexander Volkanovski, Nate Diaz and Covington, were mentioned.
Covington has not fought since losing to Leon Edwards at UFC 295. Colby recalled a prior interaction with Poirier at a restaurant where he confronted The Diamond. Dustin denied the narrative, as he has also ruled out a fight.
“I’ll never fight Colby in an Octagon where there’s finances on the line. If I fight Colby, we’re both going to jail. He’s not making money off my career and what I’ve done. You will never see me fight Colby Covington in the UFC,” Poirier said
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shame…. would like to see this fight
— Willy_B! (@WeelyB) September 4, 2024
That would be a great fight.
Neither of those guys are fighting for a title again.
Might as well make some money and have a good ole grudge match.— StopMakingSense (@StopNoticingIt) September 4, 2024
Easy POIRIER win if he fights COVINGTON; the current Colby will duck such a fight.
— Montecinas (@Montecinas) September 4, 2024