Fighting Islam Makhachev? Yeah, Poirier tells Tsarukyan 'might want a full camp'.
The former UFC interim champion's final crack at undisputed gold comes at UFC 302 where Poirier will square off with the reigning and defending lightweight champion Islam Makhachev on June 1st. Poirier is in prime position for title contention after knocking Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 299 in March.
#1 contender Tsarukyan was offered a title rematch with Makhachev the night he beat Oliveira, but would have to be quick in his turnaround at UFC 302. Tsarukyan decided to decline the offer from his locker room with less than seven week's time to prepare. Tsarukyan has been criticized by his fellow UFC lightweight Michael Chandler for turning down an opportunity of a lifetime against Makhachev. All smiles is Dustin Poirier who benefitted from Tsarukyan's course of action and finds himself in the next title fight at UFC 302. "The Diamond" details if Tsarkuyan ultimately made the right decision to sit out or should've taken the opportunity presented to him.
"Apparently he does, you might want to step back and say, 'I'm guaranteed the next shot anyway, I'll fight whoever has the belt, but I want to be 100% going in there'. I mean, that's a mature decision for a younger guy to make when he is getting offered his first UFC title shot."
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