It’s been a bit since Jon Anik playfully recommended he’d get a Nate Diaz tattoo if he upset Conor McGregor at UFC 196.
Now about eight years into the now semi-famous “209” ink on Anik’s arm, he’s throwing out potential for a second fighter-themed tattoo. If Dustin Poirier bought matched up with Diaz within the UFC and beat him, Anik mentioned he’d pay tribute to Poirier, as properly, after a Poirier suggestion of it.
He even mentioned earlier than he hosted the UFC Corridor of Fame induction ceremony, he considered getting a shock tattoo to honor inductee Frankie Edgar, a former light-weight champion.
“Actually, the 209 tattoo is not going to be the final fighter tattoo or fighter tributary tattoo that I get,” Anik instructed MMA Junkie Radio. “In case you actually wish to know, I used to be looking for a extremely good fine-line tattoo artist in Vegas the week of the Corridor of Fame (induction) to get my Fe Iron ingredient image in honor of the good Frankie Edgar proper right here on the within of my arm that additionally dons the 209, by the way.
“However for Dustin, I’ve at all times wished a neck tattoo. A part of me needs to imitate his tattoo with the King of diamonds proper behind the ear or only a diamond emoji. We may go 337 – , I’m not trying to be ludicrous with totally different space codes with numbers throughout my physique, essentially. However yeah, we might go 337.”
Anik mentioned he thinks the percentages for that battle seemingly would extremely favor Poirier, however the longtime fighter and former interim light-weight champion from Lafayette, La., nonetheless could be worthy of some ink – and danger irking his spouse, even simply quickly.
He mentioned when he bought his 209 tattoo in 2016 that it took her a minute to be on board.
“Actually Dustin Poirier is a fighter I might don’t have any drawback immortalizing on my pores and skin ceaselessly, even when he’s attempting to get me to do it in a battle wherein he is likely to be a -400 favourite,” Anik mentioned.
Poirier is coming off a fifth-round submission loss to light-weight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 in June. Diaz beat Jorge Masvidal in a boxing match this previous Saturday in California. It’s been practically two years since his final battle within the UFC, a submission of Tony Ferguson in September 2022.
A brand new episode of MMA Junkie Radio with hosts “Attractive” George and “Goze” is launched each Monday and Thursday. You may stream or obtain all episodes over at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, OmnyStudio, and extra.
Make sure to go to the MMA Junkie Instagram web page and YouTube channel to debate this and extra content material with followers of combined martial arts.