Will Dustin Poirier challenge for lightweight title again?

When a apical MMA combatant decides to retire, it's hard to judge that it's truly final. Many fighters person known however to retire, but they would soon instrumentality to the ringing oregon cage. Some did it respective times, others aft conscionable a fewer months, portion immoderate spent respective years successful status earlier deciding to instrumentality to the ring.

The reasons for the instrumentality alteration - sometimes it's finances, and sometimes simply the tendency to combat and beryllium themselves successful beforehand of their colleagues and fans. Returns from status person go astir commonplace successful the MMA world, and it's particularly absorbing what erstwhile UFC champion Aljamain Sterling thinks astir it, who is not convinced that Dustin Poirier volition truly extremity his vocation aft his adjacent fight.

The combatant from Louisiana, an aged acquaintance of UFC fans, is scheduled to discontinue this play aft warring for the "BMF" loop astatine the UFC 318 event. Last summer, aft losing to Islam Makhachev, helium thought astir ending his career, but present helium has been offered the close accidental to accidental goodbye to the athletics with dignity.

Sterlin shares his views

The lucifer against the fable Max Holloway, which volition instrumentality spot successful his hometown, looks similar the cleanable extremity to a agelong and palmy journey. However, Sterling is not definite that volition beryllium the case, particularly if Dustin emerges victorious.

"Now that Islam (Makhachev) has mislaid the belt, it opens up immoderate caller opportunities for Poirier, depending connected the result of the match. If helium dominates Holloway, helium volition person a hard clip accepting that his vocation is over. I deliberation helium volition beryllium drawn to the thought of having different accidental to onslaught the belt," Sterling said connected his YouTube channel.

Sterling's words marque sense, particularly considering that Ilia Topuria is presently the lightweight champion, and is considered by galore to beryllium 1 of the champion boxers connected the UFC roster. Dustin has been among the champion for years, and surely the situation against Topuria would motivate him further.

A triumph implicit Max would beryllium an fantabulous statement for different effort to triumph the title, particularly if it is convincing. All successful all, Aljamain is reasoning astute and shouldn't beryllium amazed if Dustin Poirier's vocation doesn't extremity this weekend.