Poirier came out, and he said that he has offered or even agreed
to fight Nate Diaz a number of times. He's now calling out, very aggressively by the way
Colby Covington. My biggest takeaway, is that Dustin has made up his mind that he's going to
be a 170 pounder. I don't have any other evidence. That's all I've got. Dustin has been very
active on social media as you guys have seen, but then even sat down and did a full interview.
He talked exclusively about two guys, both of which are 170 pounders so I think that we have
our answer on Dustin. Now if we don't have it and it's 155 pounds, it is glaringly obvious to me,
the fight that needs to be made. Which is Dustin Poirier versus Michael Chandler. To me
that's the fight and there's not a whole lot left to talk about. If we are going to 170.
let's take a look at this. I like the idea. I would even throw Tony Ferguson
in the mix. Regardless of what just happened with Tony, it was an excellent performance he
looked very good. If we're just having this discussion, we're moving a couple
of guys up a weight class, it's their first time I don't hate that idea. Of Poirier versus Ferguson
probably not going to get my way, but I'll use that to ease into the idea, of course Nate versus
Poirier works. Of course it does. And what did happen to that fight.
That fight was already signed, that was promised to us. Madison Square Garden. Now if you guys will
just remember how that story went, it was Poirier that pulled off. Nate went through with it. Nate
fought at Madison Square Garden as planned. So we know that Nate will do the match. If you're
keeping both Nate and Poirier on ice, to preserve options for when Conor returns,
you'd have some real decision making at that point. Right? Like if Nate Diaz is in
the conversations, if he's on the short list for Conor McGregor at 170 we now know that Conor is
going to be at 170, which is where you could insert Poirier at 170. I think at 155 pounds,
I personally believe the rumors... of Dan Hooker versus Conor McGregor if we're at 155 pounds.
But if in fact, we're speculating it best. But if in fact, the return of Conor at 170
has to do with Diaz and Poirier, and Conor's a 170 pounder, it would change the conversation.
And why you're going to have that and while that's going to get heated, and why one of those guys is
going to get matched up, one of those guys still remains on ice. Now the only idea that
I don't love for Poirier and this is this is just personal, I don't love the idea of Poirier versus
Colby. I don't, not for your first time. And I was the other side, I wanted Poirier to look and
this is a period of time ago, I'm going back about three years, but I wanted Poirier to look at going
back to 145. I wanted Poirier to look at Poirier versus Volkanovski at 145. Now I'm not going to
get my way, that isn't going to happen, but I'm just suggesting for you, if I am personalizing
it and I wanted Poirier back down here, I can't in good conscience move him up the other direction.
And then put him with the best guy in the world that isn't named Kamaru Usman. It just seems like
a lot to bite off. That story works, for sure. Poirier versus Colby works. That is a massive
contest, for all of the reasons that Masvidal was massive against...the exact same story just
gets to play to get split over to Dustin, with a few more question marks. With a few more things
that are different because it would be Dustin's first time up. I just think that's a lot to bite
off. I really don't have standing in this matter. If Dustin thinks that it's not, who am i to say
but if i was I had a magical one and i'm doing some, some special matchmaking over
here I'm not gonna put that match, that's not the one that i'm gonna submit for you guys.
I like the idea of Dustin versus Nate, I like where his head's at. Dustin versus Conor of course
makes a tremendous amount of sense and why the hell not just do it at 170. Dustin doesn't want
to pull down to 155, Conor doesn't want to pull down to 155, it's one of those things many of
us believe that if they are to redo the match they would do it at 55 but we only believe that because
of conor going to 170 for Nate Diaz and Conor insisting it being a Diaz for the
rematch like we think that Conor's got this built-in ideology that carries over
as a broad stroke to absolutely everything he does we've not actually been told that
and I do not love the idea of, these are massive stars I'm discussing here come on I threw out
Colby Covington is that through what Conor McGregor's name i threw up Poirier's name that
I threw Nate Diaz's name these are massive guys that look like they're willing to find each other
they're even willing to make concessions, they're making consent at least Dustin Poirier is on the
weight class. I mean these are guys that are very willing to get a deal done to get a fight made
we're going to give them their way at some point don't we? And if we don't give them their way it
does it does beg the question of why which would not involve any kind of conspiracy it would evolve
if we knew why we'd all learned something we'd learned something about matchmaking we'd
learn something about the business we'd learn something about the process but for whatever
reason everybody's on hold right now and that includes Colby Colby has not spoken Colby has
not been challenged by anybody it was Colby's idea to fight for Poirier in the first place now
Poirier's coming out and said fine you know what I thought about it i've had a little bit of time
I would imagine that involves some training, some getting used to, some being in the gym with some
other welterweights where Dustin finally got the confidence in the decision made that yes I can in
fact go in here, as a matter of fact I can go with the absolute number one guy like whatever happened
there I would find very interesting. Either way Colby is getting his way the idea that Colby had
was not met with acceptance well it is now but now we don't haven't heard from Colby
so the whole thing gets very weird right like the whole thing is confusing i
haven't heard one of these guys with a bad idea yet. Conor's never gonna
let you know what he's gonna do he doesn't want you to know he has fun with that but I
haven't heard a bad idea from Conor yet. Michael Chandler I know i'm going down
to 155 but he called out three four different names the other night right on tv I liked all
those ideas. I liked every single match and every single name that came out of his mouth
Nate Diaz anyone, anywhere, anytime as long as the time could be as soon as possible. I like, I like
everything that i'm hearing but for some reason we have enough direction it's like for some reason we
just have too many options. I read a book one time it all has to do with the problem of choice I feel
like we have so many choices it gives us something to think about something to talk about what that
does is it kicks the can down the road and we keep delaying, we've got to start honing in we're going
to start eliminating guys see who's left and get some guys matched up. What to do with your biggest
stars. Of Nate Diaz of Dustin Poirier where the hell is Conor McGregor what's Colby up to like,
I've never really seen a time where we've got better options and better names it appears to
me right now we have too damn many options, which is why no decision is being made.