NATE DIAZ suggested that Dustin Poirier had REJECTED an invitation to fight him, and said that his UFC opponent'sucks.
The claim was made by the American veteran via Twitter, referencing talks with UFC regarding a Poirier bout.
Nate Diaz said Dustin Poirier had rejected an offer to him to fight
Diaz wrote: "I just spoke to the UFC I said wassup about the Dp fight but they said dustin is sucks so they don't want to it sorry Dustin, hope to fight asap.
"Ps Olivera you suck too."
From the time that UFC 230 was cancelled, Diaz, 36, and Poirier 32 were scheduled to fight.
Both have been rivals since then and they recently opened the doors to rekindling their grudge match.
Poirier revealed that the UFC approached him to fight Diaz in a'super-short-notice' bout, which he was happy to accept.
Poirier stated on Teddy Atlas' podcast: "No contract has yet been signed, but if it does, I'm going for it."
Free Bets: Get more than PS2,000 in NEW CUSTOMER DEALS"This would be very brief-notice. I had already looked in the mirror. I spoke with my wife and my boxing coach who I speak to often.
"I also spoke to Mike Brown, my coach. If I decide to fight, they'll be there for me.
"But, I must look in the mirror and ask myself if I would like to fight. I did. I felt great looking in the mirror. It's something I want to do."
Poirier lost to 32-year-old lightweight champion Charles Oliveira in December. Diaz also took aim at Poirier in his tweet.
While Diaz was defeated by Leon Edwards (30), a British welterweight, in June, Edwards won on points after nearly scoring a late knockout.
Poirier was not willing to speak out about the possibility of facing the fan-favourite but he insisted that it is not a secret.
He stated, "I don’t owe them anything." He said, "I don't bite my tongue." It's Nate Diaz.
"I don't intend to give a card. I won't say when. He started tweeting.
"This guy is a fighter and I love him. But, everyone's tough on the internet.
He said, "Let's make it happen." I replied, "Yeah, sure." "I'll fight you every day this month.
