""I still wanna whip Nate's a**... I'll come back to fight him... The UFC knew I was going to fight Nate in our first matchup in Madison Square Garden... I said listen, 'If it's not Nate, I'm not fighting. I'm going to have my hip taken care of. If it's Nate, I'll fight.'... And then Nate used that -- like I was the fall guy, like the fight's off because I pulled out. But I never pulled out. I just didn't want to fight anybody else but Nate.""
""Nate was having trouble with his negotiation. I don't know what was going on. But UFC called me and said, 'Hey, we want to keep you on the MSG card, would you fight so and so?' They started to offer me other people.""
Dustin Poirier expressed a strong desire to fight Nate Diaz, stating he would return from retirement for this matchup. Their anticipated fight was scheduled for UFC 230 in 2018 but fell through due to Poirier's hip injury. Poirier claims he was willing to fight Diaz, who faced negotiation issues with the UFC. He rejected alternative opponents, insisting he would only fight Diaz or undergo hip surgery. Poirier believes Diaz manipulated the narrative surrounding the fight's cancellation.
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