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“I Would Call It Clickbait”- Colby Covington Makes Dustin Poirier ‘Hate’ MMA & UFC
UFC lightweight fighter Dustin Poirier has been in MMA for a long time. Having spent a large part of his adult life as a fighter, he has to have some love for the sport. However, he revealed the factors that make him hate the sport.
The former interim lightweight champion appeared in a media interaction at UFC 271 event inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. He talked about his rivalry with ‘The Chaos’ and also discussed how things changed for both during their days in the American Top Team.
While talking about Covington’s changing behavior, Poirier said, “Yeah, people were confused, but people kind of saw the business side of things as well. And the way his trajectory was, you know. Now he is fighting for the belts.”
“And now people are talking about him when they weren’t before. It’s just the thing that makes me hate the sport, you know. The fakeness of things like that and I would call it clickbait.”– he added.
“But living that kind of life, you know, it’s just. It’s not the same thing that I fell in love with when I started fighting fifteen years ago. It’s a different thing now. You know, guys are making their way through the ranks a different way.”– Poirier concluded.
All these factors between ‘Chaos’ and ‘The Diamond’ can materialize into a massive fight. However, Poirier has no interest in fighting his former teammate.
Dustin Poirier will never fight Colby Covington
Even though the former teammates share a bitter rivalry between them, ‘The Diamond’ doesn’t want to take the beef inside the octagon. In the same interview, the Louisiana native revealed the reason for it.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 10: Dustin Poirier reacts after his TKO victory over Conor McGregor of Ireland during the UFC 264 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
‘The Diamond’ doesn’t want ‘Chaos’ to benefit financially from this fight. Hence, he will not fight the former welterweight title challenger inside the UFC cage. Given this, we might not see the rivals collide.
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However, fans will soon Poirier compete in the same division as Covington. The lightweight fighter, after his recent loss in the title fight, has expressed his interest in fighting the fan-favorite Nate Diaz in a 170 lbs bout.
Interestingly, the Stockton slugger is interested in this bout for his retirement contest. What are your thoughts about Poirier’s words? Let us know in the comments below.
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