Dustin Poirier gave his immediate reaction to Charles Oliveira claiming the vacant lightweight strap with a second-round TKO win over Michael Chandler at UFC 262.
‘Do Bronx’ survived some deep trouble in round one before blitzing the former Bellator champ in round two to claim the strap recently vacated by Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Poirier who passed up on a fight against Oliveira for the belt in favour of a lucrative trilogy bout against Conor McGregor, took to social media to congratulate the new champion and offer some words of encouragement to Chandler.
“Congratulations @CharlesDoBronxs you earned that the hard way! Head up @MikeChandlerMMA highest of the highs and lowest of the lows,” Poirier wrote on Twitter.
Poirier’s UFC 264 opponent was also quick to congratulate Oliveira but his words got a much more fiery response from the new champion.
“Congrats to Olivera on becoming the 11th UFC lightweight champion,” McGregor wrote on social media. “Wonder who Twelve is…”
“Conor, since you’re so tough, first beat Dustin, then come to Brazil and I’ll put you on your ass,” Oliveira said at the UFC 262 post-fight press conference. “He’s just one of these guys that talks a lot. He needs to beat Dustin first.”
It seems like the winner of Poirier vs. McGregor III, which takes place July 10 in Las Vegas, will be next in line for a shot at Oliveira. Although, Dana White refused to be drawn on who the Brazilian could fight next when speaking with the press post-fight.
Do you think Dustin Poirier will be the opponent for Charles Oliveiras’s first lightweight title defence?