Poirier: I don't know if Nurmagomedov left the battles, but he is a man of his word

“I don’t know what will happen next, whether the belt is vacant and whether Nurmagomedov has left the battles.

But Khabib is a man of his word.

Therefore, I have to be a contender for the title fight.

I am the only top-5 fighter with a victory in the last fight over a top-5 opponent.

And one fight ago, I was the interim champion, "Poirier said in an interview with the YouTube channel Anik & Florian Podcast.

Poirier had his last fight in June.

The American defeated New Zealander Dan Hooker.

He has 26 wins and six losses in MMA. 

Earlier Orlov urged not to exalt Nurmagomedov.