Several fighters have stepped up after news of Khabib’s inability to leave Russia. Former interim-lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier happens to be one of them. Diamond, in conversation with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, talks about his weight ahead of UFC 249. 

Diamond is currently weight at “about low 80s”, he tells Helwani when asked about his weight. This means he has a lot o work cut out for him if he has to take on someone at 155lbs. However, Poirier seems very confident about making weight if he has to. 

“I can make 155, April 18. If I have to. After my weight-cut when I was [to fight] Cub Swanson, with only me, Mike Brown and my boxing coach Dyah Davis in my corner in London, England. I should up, fight week, 176lbs and made 146. I can make it.”- Dustin Poirier 

Dustin Poirier on Past Weight-Cut Experiences

Poirier recalls his ordeal back in 2013 when he was getting ready to take on Cub Swanson in the SSE Arena in London. He talks about how he lost 30lbs ahead of his fight with Swanson.

Poirier expands on his grueling experience while losing those 30 pounds. He also claims that Mike Brown admits that the transformation he saw Poirier go through was the “most weight he’s seen anybody move in that many days.”

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“Horrible, the worst. You almost lost me. I don’t remember much. Dude Weigh-ins is kind of blurry. It’s like, my memory is kind of messed up from the weight cut actually. I was in the sauna for two days straight.”- Dustin Poirier

Poirier claims that the reason behind coming in so overweight lies behind his decision to take up the fight on a rather short notice. He also admits that he lied about his weight when he received the call for the fight. 

“Whenever they called me with the opportunity, I lied about my weight. I said I was 176-175 [lbs], but I was like 80 something when they called me.”- Dustin Poirier

Diamond admits he knew this weight cut would take a huge toll on his body. However, quitting was not an option for him and he was willing to see it through.