Michael Chandler responded on Twitter to Dustin Poirier‘s harsh comments about him, which included accusations of career mismanagement and not being a true UFC fighter, following their heated history and Chandler’s recent call for Poirier to retire.
As expected, Michael Chandler wasn’t going to stay quiet when it came to Dustin Poirier’s comments about him.
On a recent edition of The MMA Hour, Poirier cut a scathing promo about Chandler. He criticized his one-time opponent for telling him to retire after his UFC 302 loss to Islam Makhachev.
Poirier claimed Chandler isn’t a true UFC fighter. He discussed the former Bellator champion’s potential career mismanagement while waiting for the Conor McGregor fight. Oh, and he mentioned Chandler’s “Dana White privilege.”
On Thursday, Chandler responded to Poirier’s comments on Twitter.
“Dues paid but I’m living rent free,” Chandler said in response.
Poirier and Chandler battled in a barnburner at UFC 281 in November 2022. That was Chandler’s most recent appearance, where Poirier forced “Iron” to tap out in the third round.
“The Diamond” ripped into Chandler after the victory, accusing him of being “a dirty motherf*cker”. The bad blood for Poirier continues to linger on.
He responded to Chandler’s retirement tweet in eye-opening fashion. “Who the f*ck is ‘we,’” Poirier said on The MMA Hour. “You just got here, buddy.”
“You’re not one of us. You’re not ‘we.’ I’ve been here. ‘We’re good.’ Who’s we? Welcome to the UFC, dude.”
“You’ve got one win in the UFC.”
“He’s not one of us,” Poirier continued. “I’ve been cutting my teeth in the UFC since January of 2011, maybe even earlier—2010?”
“Muscle Milk Mike needs to chill.”