Overview

• Dustin Poirier said he would return only for a 12-round Zuffa Boxing bout with Nate Diaz, making the offer public on Sept. 30.
• Nate Diaz replied on Oct. 3 on X that he would beat Poirier but that Poirier is “not allowed” and “checked out already.”
• Poirier responded with tongue-in-cheek posts correcting Diaz’s wording and joking about a “spelling bee competition.”
• Their back-and-forth revives a rivalry that began when a planned UFC 230 fight at Madison Square Garden fell through.
• Poirier retired after his farewell at UFC 318 in July, while Diaz has pursued boxing since 2022, losing to Jake Paul and defeating Jorge Masvidal.