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Former interim UFC lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier appears to remain non-committal on his immediate fighting future following his undisputed title challenge loss to Charles Oliveira last Saturday, admitting this Tuesday night that he’s unsure what is next for him.
Poirier, who headlined UFC 269 last weekend, suffered the snapping of his three-fight winning run, as well as falling at the final hurdle to achieve undisputed lightweight gold, after dropping a third round standing rear-naked choke loss to Charles Oliveira in the Brazilian’s first successful title defense.
Despite starting brightly against the Sao Paulo native – which even included a right hook knockdown for the Lafayette challenger, Poirier was stuck on bottom for the entirity of the second round, finding himself on the receiving end of blunt elbows from the top.
Early in the third frame, the Louisianan gave up his back at the fence after Oliveira secured a bodylock, before finding himself wrapped in a standing rear-naked choke – forcing him to submit.
Off the back of the submission loss, Poirier explained how he was unsure if he would be continuing his fighting career, admitting that he needs to pose the…
