Covington's Poirier Punkout 'Completely Not True'

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Dustin Poirier has no time for Colby Covington.

Since Covington turned his back on his old gym, American Top Team (ATT), he's made enemies with seemingly every fighter he used to train with. In terms of venom spat towards those old friends, Poirier has received plenty over the years.

While Covington loves the idea of a fight at Welterweight with the one-time interim Lightweight champion, Poirier doesn't even want to look in Covington's direction. However, they had an impromptu encounter recently that may not have gone as "Chaos" claims it did, according to Poirier.

"I crossed paths with him about three months ago at NYY Steakhouse in Coconut Creek casino," Covington told Submission Radio. "I looked at him eye-to-eye and I said, 'What's up, b*tch? It's on-site? Say something. Do something,' and he just walked out of the restaurant because he knows [what would happen]."

"The dude is such a liar," Poirier told MMA Junkie. "I'm not even gonna give him the air time. It's a lie.

"We ran into each other, yeah, that's true," he continued. "The way he said it went down, is completely not true. He wants you to talk about him."

Both Poirier and Covington fought for titles in their last fights at Lightweight and Welterweight. Unfortunately for them, they lost. Poirier via fifth round brabo choke against Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 in June 2024 (watch highlights) and Covington via unanimous decision against Leon Edwards at UFC 296 in Decmeber 2023.

Covington, 36, claims he's been recovering since the fight after he broke his foot in the first exchange of his bout with Edwards. A match up against Ian Machado Garry looked like it was going to get organized, but it never materialized.