UFC lightweight legend Dustin Poirier is preparing to retire after one final fight. There’s been much talk about who his opponent should be — Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler, Max Holloway and even a tournament featuring all of the above are just some of the ideas floating around in the MMA world.

Summer travel plans can start being made as soon as possible - according to UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier, at least. ‘Father time comes for us all,' Henry Cejudo told to retire by greatest UFC rival In an interview with MMAFighting released Monday morning,

Dustin Poirier casts doubt on Conor McGregor ’s UFC return. McGregor’s most recent two appearances came against Poirier, where he was stopped in both fights. Poirier knocked out McGregor at UFC 257 in January 2021, and capped off their trilogy with another finish at UFC 264, where McGregor broke his leg in a doctor’s stoppage TKO loss in July 2021.

Justin Gaethje says several fighters *understandably* turned him down at UFC 313. The former BMF titleholder was set to go to war with Dan Hooker next week in Las Vegas until a hand injury pulled "Hangman" from the lightweight bout altogether.

Dustin Poirier has not given up hope of fans seeing Conor McGregor return to the UFC. Poirier and McGregor have a long history, having faced each other three times. Poirier lost their first clash before avenging those defeats with two back-to-back wins.

Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor has been one such example that still remains fresh in the minds of UFC fans. Thus, ‘The Diamond’ speaking in favor of Conor McGregor is not something anyone would expect in their wildest fantasies.

When thinking of the most bitter, heated and personal UFC rivalries ever, the ones which often come to mind are Jon Jones vs Daniel Cormier and Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen, however, arguably the most personal rivalry ever is Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor.

The Dustin Poirier-Conor McGregor rivalry is always going to be an aforementioned selection when MMA fans further examine the sport's history.