After winning the Irish champion of the Irish champion, many people predict that Dustin Poirier will set the next goal is the Lightweight championship belt. However, Poirier has clearly affirmed his intention – he wanted the match to make the most money.
And so, the Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor 3 is expected to take place in July, and Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler are arranged to compete for the unknown light belt at UFC 262.
Because Moneyfight, missing the championship match is a wise decision? UFC President Dana White – who revealed Dustin Poirier rejected the Lightweight belt chance – believed it was the right decision for Poirier himself.
“Dustin wants to rematch with Conor,” White said at a press conference before UFC 260.
“It is smart. That's what he should do. We used to be in this situation before, with the boxers who made a mistake when we didn't choose a match for money. These were the biggest mistakes of their lives.”
Although it is unclear who Dana White is referring to – it is likely that Khabib Nurmagomedov, who frankly refused to rematch with Conor McGregor to hang gloves, Dustin Poirier certainly took a proper action when he decided to participate in the biggest match possible.
Despite having to miss the chance to become a champion, “Diamond” may receive a huge income from the third match against McGregor, especially after his beautiful performance in the early rematch this year at UFC 257.