Dustin Poirier still isn’t particularly interested in a fight with Colby Covington, no matter what his former American Top Team teammate has to say.
Poirier (28-7 MMA, 20-6 UFC) had already made it clear prior to Covington’s venomous callout at UFC 272 earlier this month that he wouldn’t give the matchup serious consideration. It appears nothing has changed after Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) attacked Poirier and his family on the microphone following his victory over Jorge Masvidal in their main event grudge match.
“It’s cute,” Poirier told ESPN backstage during Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 203 event. “It’s all good. It is what it is. People want big fights. That’s a big fight. He wants big fights. Obviously he’s not in line for the title fight. He lost twice to the champ, so he probably needs a few more wins. But I would think if you want to get back to that strap you have to fight welterweight contenders. I don’t now what I’m doing, if I’m going to welterweight, if I’m staying at 155. We’ll see. But it is what it is.”
