Dustin Poirier concluded-and lost-his last fight in the cage this night in New Orleans.
It was expected of course. Faced with Max Holloway for the honorary title of “Baddest Motherfucker”, As part of the UFC 318 Main EventDustin Poirier logically lost last night to New Orleans. At 36, and after 14 years of combat, the one nicknamed “Diamond” distributed and cashed his last blows.
Never reached number one, Dustin Poirier has nevertheless built a solid legend, with his rivalry with a certain Conor McGregor in particular. Defeated by unanimous decision at the end of five one -way acts, the American leaves the scene on a balance sheet of 30 victories, 10 defeats and 1 no contest.
“” I am so grateful to have had the chance to live this dream, this tripDixit him hot, on the verge of tears in the octagon, under the cheers of the public and his executioner of the day, a little moved too. I will be indebted to fans and MMA until the end of my days. MMA did what I am. “”
Poirier: “I just want to be a dad”
Dustin Poirier, however, languishes to live a normal life now, with the family. “JI can’t wait to go home. I go back by car, not by plane. After a hard fight like that, I just want to drive to the house. My daughter and I have already planned to watch a film, make popcorn. I just want to be a daddy “, He blown at the post-Combat press conference.
And to conclude: “JI spent almost nine weeks in Florida with my team to train. Now, I just want to go back, be a dad, put on long white socks, make a barbecue, mow my lawn, find a normal life. With the benefit of a prize money assessed at $ 10 million over the whole of his career. Half of which collected on his only victory against Conor McGregor at the UFC 257 in January 2021. At the top of his art.
