Things don’t seem to be going well for Dustin Poirier. After tasting a loss against Khabib Nurmagomedov, Poirier was on a three-fight win streak. However, he faced yet another submission loss against lightweight champion Charles Oliveira at UFC 269.

Thus, the fighter lost both the times he fought for the title. Hence, he has also received criticism from UFC fans. However, people may have to wait longer to see him fight.

‘The Diamond’ shared a tweet that showed the lineup for UFC 277. The lineup saw Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes for the women’s bantamweight title fight. Moreover, Brandon Moreno will be facing Kai Kara-France after losing his flyweight title to Deiveson Figueiredo.

Further, Paulo Costa and Luke Rockhold will also be seen fighting at UFC 277. However, Poirier seemed dejected that he wouldn’t be fighting. This comes as a shock because the fighter has previously announced he would be back in July.

He last fought in December 2021. As a result, it has been a few months since people have seen him in action.

Post his latest loss, the Louisiana native had been contemplating a move to the welterweight division. That’s when Colby Covington started taking several digs at him. However, Poirier does not seem interesting in fighting Covington.

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Instead, the Nate Diaz fight seemed to catch his attention. Hence, it would be interesting to see whom he ultimately faces in his next fight.

Interesting opponents for Dustin Poirier at UFC’s welterweight

While Poirier has refused to fight Covington, the matchup would be big if it was to happen. Both the fighters have a mutual dislike and beef going on. Hence, it would have been an interesting face-off.

Additionally, facing Rafael dos Anjos would be interesting. He has fought at the lightweight and welterweight divisions and hence would be a great opponent for Poirier to test the waters at the heavier weight class.

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Similarly, the Nate Diaz fight also makes sense. However, Diaz plans to finish his contract with the UFC and leave. Hence, this is a fight fans might not get to see. The younger Diaz has lately been taking digs at many fighters. Therefore, fans might have to wait and see what happens next.

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Do you think Poirier and Diaz would deliver a great fight?