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Danny Segura and Ken Hathaway

Dustin Poirier unsure if he’ll get title shot with UFC 281 win, but says Charles Oliveira’s loss ‘definitely opens up the doors’

NEW YORK – Dustin Poirier has no clue what may come next if victorious on Saturday.

The former UFC interim lightweight champion returns to action to take on top contender Michael Chandler on the main card of the UFC 281 pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden.

Poirier (28-7 MMA, 20-6 UFC) is not sure what a win over Chandler (23-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC) could bring next, but he does admit that Charles Olivera losing his title Islam Makhachev last month does help his cause for a potential title shot in the future.

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