Dustin Poirier pulled no punches when addressing Michael Chandler.
Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) submitted Chandler in a barnburner in November 2022, which is the last time Chandler was seen in action. Poirier accused Chandler of trying to cheat during their fight, and it appears that they still have bad blood.
After losing to lightweight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 302, Poirier pondered retirement. However, he walked that thought back, admitting that he still has the itch. Upon hearing Poiriers change of mind, Chandler took a shot at him.
No thanks retire manwe good.
No thanks retire manwe good.
Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) July 2, 2024
Chandlers (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) dig set off Poirier.
Who the f*ck is we?’ Poirier said on The MMA Hour. You just got here, buddy. Youre not one of us. Youre not we. Ive been here. Were good. Whos we? Welcome to the UFC, dude. Youve got one win in the UFC.
Hes not one of us. Ive been cutting my teeth in the UFC since January of 2011. He just got here. Who is we? Hes speaking for the lightweight division? Muscle Milk Mike needs to chill.
Chandler was scheduled to welcome Conor McGregor back in the UFC 303 headliner in late June, but McGregor withdrew due to injury. Their bout has yet to be rescheduled, and many think Chandler is wasting his time by waiting.
Poirier understands the difficulty of Chandlers situation.
Hes risking the chance of losing the fight if it ever materializes, Poirier said. But if he goes in there and loses to someone else, do they give him that Conor shot again? If he takes another fight, does Conor move on and take a different fight, as well? The payoff of beating Conor McGregor, financially and just for your career, is worth the wait. But if you never get it, youre wasting a lot of years and youre not a young man.
These years are very important. I dont know the way he is. Im sure hes got intelligent people around him helping him with his deals. I dont know the way his contract is structured. But if it does happen and he did the right thing on the back end, hes going to be paid and set him and his family up. But if it doesnt, youre wasting a lot of years, and in this game, we get old quick.
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Dustin Poirier (29-7 MMA, 21-6 UFC) def. Michael Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) via submission
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