Dustin Poirier not promised by the UFC if he gets his hand raised in his next fight that he would challenge for the UFC lightweight title.
This comes after the promotion had announced that he would fight UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway for the interim UFC lightweight title. This fight will serve as the headliner of the UFC 236 pay-per-view event.
Thus, it appears that Holloway is the only one who is fighting for
“No I have not been promised that. But I assume when I get the belt around my waist that’s what it means. That’s what the interim title means, it means you’re next,” he said on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show (H/T to MMAMania).
“We will cross that bridge when we get to it. I got my hands full, I got another six weeks of grind. I don’t want to create problems that aren’t there yet. I got a lot to do before that.It’s a little weird for him to jump up and get a crack at the interim belt, but at the same time, If I’m the next guy, the fight makes sense with the story line that I beat him seven years ago.”
The UFC 236 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will air on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET and the the UFC’s streaming service, Fight Pass.
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