Khabib Nurmagomedov will deal with off in a title marriage battle later this year, so Dustin will be a highly-interested observer come battle night. Poirier already has a win over Gaethje, so scheduling a rematch between the two for the championship belt makes sense. Needs to Khabib win, however, it would be tough to persuade UFC to offer “The Diamond” another fracture at trying to dismiss “The Eagle.”
The win was “The Diamonds first because losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242 9 months back, failing to end up being the office a 155-pound champ.
Khabib Nurmagomedov will deal with off in a title unification battle later on this year, so Dustin will be a highly-interested observer come battle night. Poirier currently has a win over Gaethje, so scheduling a rematch in between the two for the champion belt makes good sense. Needs to Khabib win, however, it would be hard to convince UFC to offer “The Diamond” another fracture at attempting to dethrone “The Eagle.”
Poirier, meanwhile, has never been one to make his complaints (if he has any) public. Inside the cage, however, hes constantly revealed his worth and worth to the promotion, placing on one incredible efficiency after another, making him one of the most harmful (and amusing) Lightweights on the world.
The topic of pay raises has actually been hot and heavy over the last few months, with UFC not prepared to budge when it comes to demands from the likes of Jon Jones and Jorge Masvidal.
Dustin Poirier beat Dan Hooker last Sat. night (June 27, 2020) in a wildly-entertaining five-round Lightweight bout at UFC on ESPN 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The win was “The Diamonds very first given that losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242 nine months ago, stopping working to end up being the workplace a 155-pound champ.
Dustin has made over half a million dollars in post-fight reward money alone thanks to his amazing and aggressive design of combating.
However his excellent victory not only put him back in the mix, it also netted him a great payday of $300K. According to his trainer Mike Brown, the previous interim champ ought to not just be thought about for the next title shot, however need to likewise be in line for a huge payday to the tune of $1 million.
If none of those bouts work out next, we have a couple of other options here and here.
” That would be everything going best-case scenario, but whoever he fights, he should have a raise and should have a lot of money for what hes doing. Every time its madness. Every battle is wild. Theres never an uninteresting minute. I think he is worthy of a million-dollar payday.”
” If it were me, its a title shot [next for Poirier],” Brown stated on The Luke Thomas Show (via MyMMANews.com). “In a best world if Gaethje wins [versus Khabib Nurmagomedov], in an ideal world, thats what would occur.
