Dustin Poirier gained’t be inviting Michael Chandler to dinner anytime quickly.
The UFC lightweights competed at UFC 281 in November 2022 within the occasion’s Struggle of the Evening the place Poirier submitted Chandler within the third spherical.
For the reason that battle, Poirier has continued to blast Chandler each likelihood he will get, and there’s many causes for that in his eyes. However the rivalry stems again additional than that as the previous interim light-weight champ defined on Outta Pocket with RGIII.
“[A] very long time in the past, I used to be at a Bellator occasion,” Poirier mentioned. “Comes within the again, ‘I simply needed to return over [and] shake your hand, I respect you a lot, man. Your profession has been superior, you’ve had so many nice fights, you’ve come again from adversity. So good to lastly meet you and shake your hand.’
“Quick ahead a 12 months, two years, no matter, he makes it to the UFC. Now he’s speaking trash on me, after which I noticed him in Vegas. He was coming to an occasion on the T-Cell Area and that’s the primary time I noticed him since. So I say, ‘You little bitch.’ He walked in entrance of me, safety [comes over], and I mentioned, ‘Man, you a pretend motherf*cker… I’ll beat your ass,’ after which they booked the battle.”
The battle between Poirier and Chandler was a bloody battle, and after the bout, Poirier accused Chandler of dishonest a number of instances — which “The Diamond” says he advised to Chandler’s face within the octagon after the battle. Chandler is getting ready to face Paddy Pimblett at UFC 314 within the co-main occasion, whereas Poirier expects to compete in his retirement battle someday this summer season in hopes it could occur in his dwelling state of Louisiana.
Whereas Poirier can be remembered for an unbelievable profession, had he not worn a mouthpiece in his battle along with his rival, he could be remembered for one thing extra visceral, as he defined why he believed Chandler broke the foundations throughout their unbelievable battle.
“He’s pretend, bro,” Poirier defined. “And he could be a superb individual at dwelling, however my private expertise, he’s pretend, man.
“However we do that knuckle shit, so I used to be much more mad. Let’s battle then. And he’s a cheater. Bro, I may go on for days. I get so amped up about this. … I get pissed off, he does every kind of stuff — blows the blood in my eyes after I break his nostril. That’s cool, I’ve performed that earlier than, however I admitted it after. After which Chandler, I introduced it up, and he mentioned he didn’t do it. Simply admit it, bro. You’re so pretend.
“Then, he caught his fingers in my mouth to elevate my neck up for a rear-naked choke. He’s on my again, I’m attempting to get off the fence, he sticks his fingers inside my mouth, grips my mouth guard, pulls my head as much as attempt to get his hand underneath my chin. Bro, I chew his fingers so arduous. Let me inform you what, you heard it right here first, if I didn’t have a mouth guard on my high enamel and my enamel may contact collectively, he’d be strolling round [with two less fingers] perpetually. I had a grip so good as a result of I felt my backside enamel go into his pores and skin. I guess you he was minimize. He is aware of what I’m speaking about, you ho.”
