Nate Diaz vs Dustin Poirier hasn’t happened yet inside the Octagon. But that doesn’t mean the two long-time Ultimate Fighting Championship stars aren’t against teasing fans with the possibility.

Nate Diaz vs Dustin Poirier teased by the fighters on social

The pair had a brief but attention-grabbing conversation on Twitter yesterday. Leading some to probably get their hopes up on a fight between the two finally coming to fruition.

https://twitter.com/DustinPoirier/status/1425533367764783110

Poirier started by tweeting out “Nathan?” on Wednesday afternoon. Diaz responded a few hours later with “Let’s fight don’t be scared this time tho.” Diaz and Poirier were scheduled to fight at UFC 230 in November 2018, but Poirier couldn’t make the date due to injury.

Poirier has tried to get the fight rebooked over the past few years but to no avail.

https://twitter.com/NateDiaz209/status/1425592137144356865

Diaz, 36, is 21-13, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Leon Edwards at UFC 263.

Poirier, 32, is 28-6 (1 NC) and lined up for a title fight with current lightweight king Charles Oliveira. He is also ranked six on the UFC pound-for-pound first list. He is coming off back-to-back victories this year over former two-division champion Conor McGregor.

–Field Level Media