“He have good guillotine,” Islam Makhachev hilariously jibes at Dustin Poirier’s failed submission attempts

Dustin Poirier recently won his fight against Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 299. Soon, he jumped the title contention line to verbally accept a fight against the lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. As such, speaking about fighting ‘The Diamond’ in an interview, the Dagestani joked about Poirier’s failed Guillotine attempts.

At UFC 299, Dustin Poirier repeatedly attempted guillotine submission against Benoit Saint-Denis. He almost went for it four times and failed all. As such, this called for a meme among the fight fans. Now, Makhachev joined them in trolling Poirier. However, he praised ‘The Diamond’ for his fighting accolades, acknowledging him as a legend of the sport and reasoned why he wanted to fight him.

(Dustin Poirier) is a legend and fight with him, it's going to be good for me - for the history, for everything. He is a legend, he beat a lot of tough guys. And he is a top opponent too. He have good guillotine!

Islam Makhachev (via MMA Junkie)

Even after multiple unsuccessful attempts, Poirier remained stubborn about pulling guillotines. He even took it as far as stating he would submit Islam Makhachev with a guillotine choke. However, he hasn’t finished a single fight with this move. As such, the lightweight champion, known for his grappling prowess took the statement to mock Poirier.

Poirier knocked out Saint-Denis with a spectacular punch combo in the second round. Having no win streak to his name, Poirier found it a long way to the title. But, speak about the right timing – all lightweight contenders remained booked, giving an opening for Poirier. Considering Islam Makhachev wanted to fight in June, Poirier was the only top contender left. However, no official agreement has been made about the fight.

Islam Makhachev states his reasons to fight Dustin Poirier

Lightweight champion, Isalm Makhachev wanted to defend his title before Ramadan. But he was left stranded due to no clear contenders in the division. Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje had proved their worth for a title shot but had upcoming matchups against Arman Tsarukyan and Max Holloway respectively.

These fights were part of the historic UFC 300. As such, witnessing the spectacular finish from Poirier at UFC 299, the Dagestani champion wanted to defend his title against him in June.

Dustin Poirer also accepted the matchup considering it was his only way to fast-track his way to the title. However, Makhachev remained fair in his point of view and stated he chose Poirier only due to the unavailability of the rightful challengers.

I know Dustin (Poirier) does not deserve the title but we don't have any other option right now. Everybody (is) busy but I want to fight three times in the year. 

Islam Makhachev (via MMA Junkie)

Makhachev has so far defended his lightweight title against Alexander Volkanovksi twice. The first fight went to a controversial decision and in the second one, he knocked out Volkanovski. Wanting to extend his legacy, Makhachev aimed at attaining multiple title defenses soon. As such, he was open to fighting either Justin Gaethje or Charles Oliveira. But, due to the time clash, he welcomed the matchup with Poirier next. Nonetheless, he will have a close watch at UFC 300.

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