Overview
- Poirier told the Joe Rogan podcast he proposed boxing Nate Diaz at 170 or 168 pounds under Zuffa Boxing, but the idea was declined.
- He said he was told the promotion does not want crossover fights, which he interprets as a move to be taken seriously in boxing.
- Poirier noted he remains bound by a UFC contract despite announcing retirement last year, limiting his ability to box elsewhere without approval.
- Nate Diaz is already booked to face Mike Perry on May 16 in an MVP event on Netflix, closing the door on a near-term matchup with Poirier.
- Zuffa Boxing is a new venture backed by Turki Alalshikh’s Saudi funding and run by UFC CEO Dana White and WWE president Nick Khan.