Once Poirier heard the failed negotiations between Nurmagomedov and St. Pierre, he took to his Twitter account to voice his frustration and ask the UFC to release him:
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) February 20, 2019
These guys should just release me.
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) February 20, 2019
“These guys should just release me,” Poirier wrote.
Iaquinta, seemingly also frustrated with the news, joined in with Poirier:
— A1 Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) February 20, 2019
I’ll be on Georges undercard tomorrow
— A1 Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) February 20, 2019
“Release me too. F*ck this [sh*t], it’s not even a sport anymore,” Iaquinta tweeted. “I’ll be on Georges’ undercard tomorrow.”
Poirier has been on a tear since moving up to the lightweight division going 4-0 including one no-contest in his last five fights. Iaquinta pulled off a huge win in his last fight, soundly outboxing Kevin Lee in their rematch in December. “Ragin Al” also went the distance with Nurmagomedov in the makeshift main event of UFC 223 last April.