Dustin Poirier recently spoke to Fox Sports about moving up to lightweight to face Joseph Duffy at UFC Fight Night 76.
“I’ve been dieting for months and training hard for months and just getting down to be around 170 pounds,” said Poirier. “That’s crazy compared to what I used to have to do to get down to 145.
“My last fight when I fought in New Orleans after the weight cut when I was down to 156 pounds, before weigh-ins, I was telling my corner men I was like ‘there’s no way I could cut another 10 pounds, it’s impossible’. It’s so crazy I even did it.
“I’m never going to go down to 145 again,” Poirier said. “I don’t see myself ever going up to 170. I should be able to maintain fighting at 155 for the rest of my career. This is the weight I’m going to be at permanently. This is the division I’m going to win the belt at.”
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UFC Fight Night 76 takes place on October 24, 2015, at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. The entire event will air on UFC Fight Pass.
