Video: Do you consider Dustin Poirier the uncrowned UFC lightweight champion?

Ever since he finished Conor McGregor in brutal fashion this past Saturday at UFC 257, Dustin Poirier has been on Twitter making some bold claims that he’s the new lightweight champion.

Just take a look:

Should @DustinPoirier simply be granted the lightweight title with Khabib out of the picture? #UFC257 | More: https://t.co/YYiSpNfF9K pic.twitter.com/xnKOIHY0A5

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) January 26, 2021

The problem, of course, is that the title wasn’t on the line, as it still technically belongs to Khabib Nurmagomedov even though he retired last October. There was talk that if UFC president Dana White couldn’t convince Nurmagomedov to come return for a 30th fight before UFC 257, that maybe he would be stripped, but things didn’t pan out that way. Now, with Nurmagomedov seemingly not willing to budge on his retirement, that has Poirier feeling a certain way.

On this week’s episode of “Spinning Back Clique,” we debated bold statements, asking if they were overreactions or on the money. So … Dustin Poirier is the uncrowned champion of the UFC. Overreaction or on the money?

Watch the video above to hear Brian “Goze” Garcia, Danny Segura, and Nolan King weigh in.