Dustin Poirier reveals fight that would entice him to come out of retirement

UFC legend Dustin Poirier has revealed the fight that could entice him to break his mixed martial arts retirement.

As we know, Dustin Poirier is easily one of the most beloved fighters in the history of mixed martial arts. While he never became an undisputed world champion in the UFC, he stood toe to toe with some of the best to ever do it at both featherweight and lightweight, earning the respect of the masses in the process.

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After his most recent outing against Max Holloway, Poirier opted to walk away from MMA and ride off into the sunset. Alas, given his love of the game, there was always going to be a chance that he turned around and decided to fight at least one more time.

In a recent interview, Poirier made it crystal clear that there is a fight out there that could tempt him back into the Octagon.

Dustin Poirier said he would be willing to come out of retirement to fight Nate Diaz 👀

“I still want to whip Nate’s ass… I’ll come back to fight him.” pic.twitter.com/1E0QBjHlxk

— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) May 4, 2026

Poirier discusses potential comeback fight

“Man, I still want to whip Nate’s ass,” Poirier said on UFC on Paramount+. “I’ll come back to fight him because it got away, and he lied, and the fans were on his side. The UFC knew I was going to fight Nate in our first matchup at Madison Square Garden, but Nate was having trouble with his negotiation. I don’t know what was going on, but UFC called me and said, ‘Hey, we want to keep you on the Madison Square Garden card. Would you fight so-and-so?’

“They started offering me other people, and I said, ‘Listen, if it’s not Nate, I’m not fighting. I’m going to go and have my hip taken care of. If it’s Nate, I’ll fight.’ It wasn’t Nate. They offered me Kevin Lee. They offered me a few other names. I said, ‘I’m going to go have surgery on my hip.’ Then Nate used that as like I was the fall guy, like fight’s off because I pulled out. But I never pulled out. I just didn’t want to fight anyone but Nate.”

Quotes via MMA Junkie

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