Dustin Poirier’s final walk to the Octagon is incoming.
According to “The Diamond” himself on social media, an announcement for his next fight should be coming at some point in the near future. This bout is expected to ultimately serve as the last of his memorable career.
“Fight News Coming,” Poirier wrote on X.
There were thoughts that Poirier’s UFC lightweight title showdown with Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 earlier this year, which ended in a submission loss for Poirier, would be his final fight. The Louisianan, however, ultimately decided to go for one final walk to the cage.
Dustin Poirier Teases News On Final UFC Fight
Poirier made his professional MMA debut in 2009, winning seven straight before dropping his WEC debut. He rebounded in his next fight with the promotion before joining the UFC when the two promotions merged. “The Diamond” made his Octagon debut with a win over Josh Grispi at UFC 125.
While he started his UFC career at featherweight, going on an 8-3 run that included a win over a young, debuting Max Holloway and losses to the likes of “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung-Jung, Cub Swanson, and Conor McGregor, he then moved up to lightweight in 2015.
At 155 pounds, Poirier went 8-1 (1 NC) before defeating Holloway at UFC 236 to win the interim UFC lightweight championship. He later lost his title shot against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242.
“The Diamond” then pulled off a come-from-behind win against Dan Hooker and scored a pair of wins against McGregor on pay-per-view in 2021.
Including the loss to Makhachev, Poirier has gone 2-3 since the wins over McGregor, which also includes unsuccessful title shots against Charles Oliveira (lightweight, at UFC 269) and Justin Gaethje (BMF, at UFC 291).
