Dustin Poirier on Islam Makhachev’s Welterweight Move
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Before Makhachev broke hearts against Poirier last year, both Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira forced taps from ‘The Diamond’. But when it comes to the ‘The Eagle’, Poirier is far from the only man to fall to his unstoppable arsenal.
Dustin Poirier will receive a hero's welcome in his native Louisiana at UFC 318 when he battles Max Holloway for a third time in their careers. It's a respect Poirier earned from his peers and the promotion that they would take a PPV event to New Orleans for the first time in 25 years as a proper send off to one of the good guys in the sport's history.
The UFC is back in New Orleans to grant former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier a proper sendoff for an otherwise legendary MMA career by concluding
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There are already questions about whether Dustin Poirier will move into boxing after his UFC retirement, as Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal have done. After losing to Islam Makhachev by submission last year,
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FirstSportz on MSNDustin Poirier Daughter ‘Hates’ Superstar’s Fighting Career: “She’s Been Asking Me To Retire”Fan-favorite Dustin Poirier will retire this weekend as he faces veteran Max Holloway in a massive fight at UFC 318. The post Dustin Poirier Daughter ‘Hates’ Superstar’s Fighting Career: “She’s Been Asking Me To Retire” appeared first on FirstSportz.
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MMA Fighting on MSNMatt Brown explains what made Dustin Poirier a UFC legend: ‘He didn’t come in with insane gifts’Matt Brown says Dustin Poirier deserves a lot of credit for the incredible body of work he put together in his career but he can’t be considered one of the greatest of all-time
Poirier bounced back in a big way, emerging victorious from a brutal and bloody war with Pettis that had many touting it as the Fight of the Year. The finish came somewhat anticlimactically in round three, however, when Pettis appeared to tap out with Poirier on top of him out of nowhere.