{"id":679725,"date":"2026-05-19T13:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/679725\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:46:14","slug":"morning-report-dustin-poirier-responds-to-nate-diaz-talking-trash-i-will-knock-you-clean-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/679725\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Report | Dustin Poirier responds to Nate Diaz talking trash: \u2018I will knock you clean out\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz still have unfinished business.<\/p>\n

Diaz and Poirier are two of the most popular fighters in UFC history, and were once supposed to fight each other at UFC 230. Unfortunately, that fight fell through, and since then, the two have regularly sniped at each other in the media. That continued this past weekend when Diaz fought Mike Perry in the co-main event of the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano fight card on Netflix.<\/p>\n

Diaz lost to Perry by corner stoppage after the second round, but during his post-fight media, Diaz again spoke about Poirier, saying he has no interest in fighting anybody who is retired, which Poirier did last year. Speaking on his show, Deep Waters, Poirier responded to his rival.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been circling each other for years and years and years,\u201d Poirier said. \u201cWe could have fought. He knows that. I wish he would be honest with the fans and say he pulled out, or didn\u2019t come to terms with the UFC, whatever it was, for the couple of times we were supposed to fight, that it never happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut dude, after the way he looked on Saturday night, he can\u2019t talk right now. He needs to take a break. He needs to go get some sleep and rest. Not me, you know. He looked like dog shit. He looked horrible. He looked like he didn\u2019t want to be in there, looked like a punching bag, looked off balance, his timing was horrible. I mean, when somebody loses, I don\u2019t like to shit on them too hard, but he knows. He looked horrible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diaz certainly did not have an inspiring performance against Perry, looking out of his depth from the start, and getting battered for much of the fight. And while he may be retired now, Poirier is happy to un-retire to get the fight that got away.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy invitation is still out there,\u201d Poirier said. \u201cAt 170, I\u2019ll go back in the drug testing protocol, whatever. I will knock Nate Diaz complete out. \u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s crazy that he\u2019s bringing me up in a post-fight,\u201d Poirier added later. \u201c Apparently, he wants to fight, or he\u2019s thinking about it. And it\u2019s just like, after a performance like that, it\u2019s like, what am I doing? It\u2019s like I\u2019m picking on somebody if I\u2019m chasing Nate Diaz, the way he\u2019s looking. It\u2019s like I\u2019m picking on the easy fight, easy win. But Nate Diaz, I will knock you clean out if we fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a big if. Poirier would still need to be released from his UFC contract to pursue a fight with Diaz, something that the promotion rarely allows. Otherwise, Diaz would need to return to the UFC, and from Poirier\u2019s perspective, that\u2019s the opposite of what Nate should be considering right now.<\/p>\n

\u201cListen, bro, even though I talk about Nate, and I want to beat his ass, I\u2019m a fan,\u201d Poirier said. \u201cI\u2019ve been a fan of him and his brother for a long time. But that was the worst I\u2019ve ever seen him. \u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s just 41 years old and has a million miles. You can\u2019t keep that fighting style, the way he fights, forever. It\u2019s coming to the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Statement. Gina Carano releases first statement<\/a> after loss to Ronda Rousey: \u2018If I hadn\u2019t tapped she would\u2019ve broken my arm.\u2019<\/p>\n

Delusions. Jon Jones: Getting out of UFC contract \u2018very, very possible.\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Here We Go. Conor McGregor, Max Holloway already engaging in war of words<\/a> ahead of UFC 329: \u2018I\u2019m gonna son you, child.\u2019<\/p>\n

Big Mad. \u2018It made my blood boil\u2019<\/a>: Ilia Topuria reacts to near-brawl with Josh Hokit at UFC White House press conference; Hokit responds.<\/p>\n

Weight. Rousey vs. Carano fight night weights<\/a>: One fighter gained over 27 pounds after weigh-ins.<\/p>\n

Out. Rousey vs. Carano medical suspensions: Junior dos Santos suspended indefinitely<\/a> after brutal knockout loss.<\/p>\n

Farewell. Colby Covington notifies UFC of retirement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Grades. Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano Report: How do you grade MVP\u2019s first MMA event<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Behind the scenes of UFC 300.<\/p>\n

Justin Gaethje fight camp.<\/p>\n

SOCIAL MEDIA BOUILLABAISSE<\/p>\n

Sean Strickland refuses to stop training.<\/p>\n

Sounds like a celebration.<\/p>\n

\"Jed<\/a>\"MMA<\/p>\n

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Rousey vs. Carano (and Vegas 117 also) are in the books and we’ve got a light week of MMA ahead. <\/p>\n

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Yeah, Poirier would slaughter Nate Diaz at this stage of things. No need to have that fight. Let\u2019s all just move on and keep that one in the pile of \u201cFights We Never Got to See.\u201d<\/p>\n

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