“Fake A**” Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler rumored to be on UFC 281 card following intense rivalry since international fight week
Chandler and Poirier are rumoured to be on the MSG Card in November
Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler seem to have almost come to terms and if the diamond is to be believed we’ll have fight news on hours any day now. While many Chandler fans were arguably excited to watch him wait and fight McGregor a victory over Dustin can put him right back into title contention.
Initially, it was Poirier who announced on Twitter saying “Fight news coming soon! ” with fans getting all excited. Many had already assumed it was Chandler ever since the two got into a brawl during international fight week, the footage we received, courtesy of Gilbert Burns.
For Dustin however, this can be seen as a tune-up fight since his last loss to Oliveira as he challenged for the undisputed belt. Ever since he has been on the sidelines while not many, except Nate Diaz have called him out for a fight. In fact, the diamond goes as far as to accuse Chandler of “ducking” him.
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MIchael Chandler and Dustin Poirier set to Square off in November
According to Ariel Helwani, the fight is being booked for the UFC 281 card in November. This means it could be the second appearance for Chandler at the iconic Madison Square Garden under the UFC banner. Last time he was in the arena, along with Justin Gaethje he delivered one of the most memorable main card openers at UFC 268.
After that Chandler went on to secure what was perhaps the biggest win of his professional career apart from his championship fights, a flush KO of Tony Ferguson. While Ferguson was on a 3 fight losing streak, the first round was scored for Ferguson by all three judges. Having found his spark, El Cucuy got more relaxed in the second but was caught by Chandler’s perfectly placed front kick.
Poirier on the other hand has not managed to secure a fight since UFC 269. Having failed at his second attempt to become an undisputed champion, Dustin took time off to consider where he sees his career going from now. However it was short-lived as he was soon being called out by Nate Diaz for a money fight.
While Diaz being in the last fight on his UFC contract hindered things in that direction, Dustin finally seems to have secured a fight. Prior to his loss against Oliveira, Poirier was riding high on his win streak of 3 fights against Dan Hooker and 2x Conor McGregor.
How do you see this fight playing out? Do you think that Dustin staying out of action for more than a year benefits Chandler? Let us know below.
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