Porrier explained why he does not want to fight with Dariush

Dustin Poirier explained why he refused the fight with Beneil Dariush, although he had previously said that he was not opposed to meeting him in a candidate fight.

“Honestly, this fight doesn’t excite me. Beneil is a great fighter, he does everything right, behaves respectfully, and he is a real hard worker. But when we talk about opponents with whom I fought not so long ago, this fight does not arouse my interest. I like the tension between me and the opponent when I am in conflict with him. When I am not in conflict with my opponent, I am in conflict with myself."

Recall that Poirier defeated Michael Chandler at UFC 281 last weekend.