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Dustin Poirier Teases a Move to the UFC Welterweight Division

Published 08/27/2021, 5:04 AM EDT

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Former interim UFC lightweight champion, Dusti  Poirier sat down for a Q and A with Laura Sanko recently. Poirier is currently the first in line to fight lightweight champion Charles Oliveira for the belt. ‘The Diamond’ has also previously competed at the 145 lbs division of the UFC for a considerable amount of time.

He was asked by Sanko if he would ever move up and fight the likes of Kamaru Usman or whoever is the champion at the welterweight division. Poirier affirmed that he would in fact like to make his mark at a third weight class in the UFC.

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Of course, I would. Those are some big guys man. But, we’ll see. I think I can fight at 170, you know. Honestly now at 55, my metabolism kind of caught up. When I was cutting to 145, between fights I would get a lot heavier than I do now,” said Poirier.

I always think my body, my metabolism was getting messed up and holding on to a lot of weight. I would shoot up to 190 when I was fighting 45. Now, I don’t even get past 182,” he added. “I think I can fight at 170 as well,” Poirier concluded.

Who should Dustin Poirier fight at welterweight?

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Well, fighting the champion at 170lbs might just be too big of a jump even for ‘The Diamond’. However, a fight against Nate Diaz might be just too good a prospect for the fans to pass on. Poirier grinds with Jorge Masvidal on a regular basis. ‘Gamebred’ has the ability to take out any welterweight on his day. So, the preparation might not be something DP needs to worry about.

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Poirier is one of the finest fighters in the entire UFC roster. Along with skills, he brings a lot of grit and heart to the Octagon which is hard for his opponents to match. So, despite giving up his size advantage at 170 lbs, ‘The Diamond‘ might just cause problems for the perennial contenders of the division.

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