Dustin Poirier accepts challenge from Colby Covington

Dustin Poirier has accepted the problem laid out by former teammate Colby Covington at UFC 272.

Covington had known as out Poirier following his unanimous resolution victory over Jorge Masvidal at March’s pay-per-view occasion in Las Vegas.

“That battle must occur. He’s talked too reckless within the media, he’s mentioned ‘it’s on sight’ and the final time he was speaking to you clickbait retailers he was saying ‘oh I’m not gonna battle Colby within the Octagon the place there’s funds on the road, I’m gonna battle him within the streets and we’re each gonna go to jail’. It’s humorous, it’s very ironic as a result of he talks about being a household man, a superb man, however he needs to battle me within the streets and doubtlessly go away from his household. Dustin Poirier has all these stipulations to battle me, I simply have one stipulation – my one stipulation is he lets the world watch and revel in themselves.”

Whereas Poirier (28-7 MMA) initially dismissed Covington’s callout by suggesting he go fight a welterweight contender, he has since had a change of coronary heart.

‘The Diamond’ took to Twitter on Friday night the place he verbally accepted Colby’s problem to throw down, pinning UFC 277 on July thirtieth because the battle date.

.@ColbyCovMMA July thirtieth i settle for

— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) May 14, 2022

”@ColbyCovMMA July thirtieth I settle for.”

Dustin Poirier has not competed since struggling a 3rd spherical submission loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 269.

Whether or not or not the UFC will truly proceed with reserving the Poirier vs. Covington grudge match stays to be seen.

In keeping with Colby Covington, he used to make ‘The Diamond’ go away the health club in tears following their sparring classes at ATT.

“I used to smack him round so many instances in sparring again within the day. I imply, for years, smacking him. He’d actually go away the health club crying. He’d go to Make Brown, simply crying, I can’t beat him, why’s his cardio so good, why does he simply maintain punching me within the face, I can’t do it.”

Would you prefer to see a welterweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Colby Covington booked for July’s UFC 277 occasion? Who do you assume would win?

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