Overview

• Poirier posted on X that he would accept "only 1 more fight"—a 12-round Zuffa Boxing bout with Nate Diaz—and called Diaz "the one that got away."
• He remains retired from MMA after his July loss to Max Holloway at UFC 318, and no boxing match has been agreed as Diaz has not publicly responded.
• Zuffa Boxing announced a long-term rights agreement making Paramount+ the exclusive streaming home in the U.S., Canada and Latin America starting January 2026, with CBS involvement in the package.
• Poirier and Diaz were booked for UFC 230 in 2018 before the matchup fell apart due to Diaz’s contract issues and a Poirier hip injury.
• Diaz has recent ring time with high-profile boxing bouts against Jake Paul and Jorge Masvidal, and Zuffa Boxing plans roughly a dozen events per year beginning in 2026.