"To see those two fight would be fun, it would be interesting" - Daniel Cormier would love to see Nate Diaz vs. Dustin Poirier next

Daniel Cormier is adding his voice to the legion of fans asking the UFC to set up a fight between Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier. However, he's not so sure that's the direction the UFC wants to go with either fighter.

In a recent episode of the DC & RC show on ESPN, Cormier credited Nate Diaz with being a legit draw for the UFC. He said:

"Stipe and I were in our second fight, and [Nate] Diaz was the co-main event. And I'm telling you: you see the bump in the pay-per-view sales right away. So I believe we see him first. But what about Dustin? Him and Dustin keep going back and forth and Dustin seemed upset the other day, saying everybody's fake. I don't know who he was talking about! I can't tell if he was talking about Nate, I don't know what was going on. But to see those two fight would be fun. And it would be interesting. But I don't know if that's what the UFC has planned for him or Nathan Diaz."

Watch the full DC & RC clip where Daniel Cormier discusses Nate Diaz below:

Diaz hasn't fought since a unanimous decision loss to Leon Edwards in June 2021. Poirier also hasn't stepped into the octagon since losing a lightweight title fight to Charles Oliveira in December 2021. Both men have been calling for a fight, against each other or against anyone else, to no avail.

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At UFC 273, Dana White suggested Dustin Poirier wouldn't be fighting Nate Diaz next

While Dana White had previously stated the promotion was looking into getting a fight between Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier made, more recent updates from the UFC president haven't been as positive.

During the UFC 273 post-fight press conference, White was asked about the status of Diaz. He said:

“We met with Nate last week. I don’t know where we ended up with it, I just dropped in to said ‘Hi.’ I don’t know. Yeah, we’ll figure it out.”

Pressed further by another reporter as to whether it was time for Dustin Poirier to move on and fight someone else, White simply replied:

"Yeah."

Watch Dana White discuss Poirier vs. Diaz below:

Dustin Poirier has previously stated that he's hoping to step back into the octagon sometime around July. Whether his next fight will be at lightweight or welterweight is still a question he hasn't been able to answer.