{"id":388707,"date":"2022-05-14T14:18:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T14:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=388707"},"modified":"2022-05-14T14:18:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T14:18:06","slug":"dustin-poirier-targets-colby-covington-fight-for-july-following-international-call-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/dustin-poirier-targets-colby-covington-fight-for-july-following-international-call-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Dustin Poirier Targets Colby Covington Fight for July Following &#8216;International Call Out&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier has the MMA world talking about him after making it clear that he\u2019s ready for a comeback fight on July 30<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Diamond\u2019 issued an \u2018international call out\u2019 to anyone at or around his weight class for a scrap at the earliest. Moreover, he doubled down and accepted a challenge from a former training partner in Colby Covington who has wanted to fight him for a while now.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yall a bunch of \ud83d\udc08 155 or 170 anyone pull up July 30th. International call out.  Get a deal done \ud83d\ude24\ud83d\ude24\ud83d\ude24\ud83d\ude24<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DustinPoirier\/status\/1525282763452174337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All smoke anyone July 30th<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DustinPoirier\/status\/1525285205254316032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Poirier made it clear that he was ready to take on all comers, however, it\u2019s clear that \u2018Chaos\u2019 Covington is certainly on his radar. Both men have grown to dislike each other in recent years and Covington has gone out of his way to slander Dustin Poirier at every chance he gets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColbyCovMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ColbyCovMMA<\/a> July 30th i accept<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DustinPoirier\/status\/1525287250258436098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Things began to sour when Colby Covington was still an active member of American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida and things have only gotten worse from there.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his disdain for Poirier, Colby Covington lashed out and claimed to have \u2018smacked\u2019 Poirier around in the gym when they used to train. Moreover, he alleged that he pushed Dustin Poirier to the brink of tears when it was all said and done.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/why-not-i-will-be-ready-jan-blachowicz-fires-back-at-kamaru-usman-comments-that-hes-a-favorable-match-up\/\">\u2018Why Not\u2026 I Will Be Ready\u2019- Jan Blachowicz Fires Back at Kamaru Usman Comments that He\u2019s a \u2018Favorable\u2019 Match-Up<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI used to smack him around so many times in sparring back in the day. I mean, for years, smacking him. He\u2019d literally leave the gym crying. He\u2019d go to Make Brown, just crying, I can\u2019t beat him, why\u2019s his cardio so good, why does he just keep punching me in the face, I can\u2019t do it.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/ufc\/dustin-poirier-accepts-challenge-from-colby-covington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bjpenn.com<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jczls7BRvTc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s evident that there is no love lost between both fighters and July 30<sup>th<\/sup> could be the proving ground to bookend their rivalry. Covington has settled the score with Jorge Masvidal inside the cage and he\u2019ll want to do the same with Dustin Poirier at the first chance he gets.<\/p>\n<p>Dustin Poirier is coming off a loss to Charles Oliveira in his last fight and he\u2019ll want to make sure he returns to the winner\u2019s circle. If the two are matched up, fans can expect to see Dustin Poirier in top form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier has the MMA world talking about him after making it clear that he\u2019s ready for a comeback fight on July 30th. \u2018The Diamond\u2019 issued an \u2018international call out\u2019 to anyone at or around his weight class for a scrap at the earliest. 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