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Well, that escalated quickly.

On Tuesday night, Dustin Poirier tweeted out that he wants the UFC to stop scrambling for a UFC 230 main event. Why? Because there's already a suitable option booked for the November card.

It just needs a bit of an upgrade.

Poirier (24-5 MMA, 16-4 UFC) is scheduled to fight Nate Diaz (19-11 MMA, 14-9 UFC) in a pay-per-view lightweight bout Nov. 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The fight was originally announced as the co-headliner, but "The Diamond" believes it could be perfectly suitable for top billing.

Initially Poirier merely pushed for the fight to headline and be switched from three rounds to five. He took his proposal a step further, though, and said it's the perfect opportunity for the UFC to create a 165-pound weight class where he and Diaz could fight for the inaugural belt (via Twitter):

Just a few hours later, Diaz was "happy to announce" that the fight had been promoted to a 165-pound title fight (via Twitter):

Within minutes, Poirier jumped in to seemingly make the same announcement (via Twitter):

UFC President Dana White denied any plans of a 165-pound title fight taking place at UFC 230, according to ESPN.com's Brett Okamoto.

The UFC, of course, does not have a 165-pound division. However, it's been a topic of discussion for several years in the sport. The lightweight and welterweight divisions are the most bloated of any on the UFC roster, with more than 100 fighters signed in each of the divisions.

Numerous notable names such as Rafael dos Anjos, Kevin Lee, Michael Chiesa, Diego Sanchez, and even current 170-pound champ Tyron Woodley said they would be in well if the UFC were to add the weight class, but White has explicitly shot down the idea.