Former UFC lightweight title contender Dustin Poirier named three key matchups that should happen to keep the division moving forward.
Dustin Poirier in an interview with Ariel Helwani
Put [Ilia] in there with Islam [Makhachev]. Let Paddy [Pimblett] and [Dan] Hooker fight. Give [Justin] Gaethje Arman [Tsarukyan] or [Mateusz] Gamrot, or something like that. Keep the division moving.
Poirier will fight Max Holloway for the third time on July 20 at UFC 318 in New Orleans.
His last fight was against Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 in 2024, where Poirier lost by submission in the fifth round. Poirier’s MMA record stands at 30 wins, 9 losses, and one no contest.
