Dustin Poirier is set to make the walk to the UFC’s hallowed octagon for the final time at UFC 318 this Saturday in front of a home crowd at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. “The Diamond” is certainly leaving an incredible legacy behind, according to fellow pro fighters, teammates, and colleagues. Poirier challenges Max Holloway for the BMF title …
Read More »One of the things about interviewing lots of fighters is that you hear a lot of the same things over and over. Best training camp of my life. Iron sharpens iron. My opponent has never fought anyone like me before. You know how it goes. That makes it feel extra strange when one of them — in this case, Dustin …
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The UFC made a rare exception for one of the most beloved fighters on the roster but this won’t be a regular occurrence going forward. Dustin Poirier announced his retirement ahead of time before UFC 318 was confirmed to be his last dance. In a somewhat surprising move from the UFC, the promotion moved plans around in order to give …
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For the best part of two decades Dustin Poirier has literally been fighting for his livelihood – but that vice grip on his mind stops this Saturday night. After 40 professional fights, Dana White and company are pulling out all the stops for Poirier this weekend as they head to New Orleans for UFC 318. The promotion is going out …
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As UFC 318 fast approaches on Saturday, the broadcast team is set—and Joe Rogan won’t be calling Dustin Poirier’s retirement fight against Max Holloway. In a rare instance with a UFC pay-per-view happening in the United States, Rogan is sitting out the broadcast. There’s no word on why Rogan is missing the show, but he is replaced by retired UFC …
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The crowd in Globe Life Field, and the AEW announcers and wrestlers on our screen, were still processing Adam Cole’s possible retirement announcement from moments before. But the show must go on, and a new TNT champion needed to be crowned after Cole vacated. Cole’s originally scheduled opponent Kyle Fletcher was a part of the 4-way for the vacant belt, …
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