Nate Diaz has fired back at Dustin Poirier’s recent talk of a comeback fight, making it clear he’s not interested unless Poirier returns to active competition first.
Poirier, who retired in July after his most recent UFC bout, said he would come out of retirement to face Diaz. Diaz responded by drawing a hard line on the idea of meeting a retired opponent.
"I don't fight retired fighters. He jumped ship a little early, so it's not someone that I'm that interested in. Get back in the game and start squabbling with people. Where the hell did you go? 'I'll come back for you now.' No, don't come back on account of me. Get some sleep. Get you some sleep. He got emotional when he fought somebody, and he's like, 'I'm retired. Oh, this was so great.'"
Diaz did leave the door slightly open if Poirier resumes fighting first, saying, "I am (interested) if he f*cking gets in there and starts fighting people," on "The Ariel Helwani Show."
The two were previously scheduled to fight at UFC 230 in November 2018 before the bout was canceled due to a hip injury suffered by Poirier.
For now, Diaz’s focus is elsewhere. He is set to face Mike Perry on the MVP MMA 1 card, which streams on Netflix from the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.
