“You’re the boss Dustin!” », UFC commentator Joe Rogan told him after the fight against Benoît Saint-Denis won by knockout. by the American in the second round. “No, I’m just a fighter”replied the No. 3 in the lightweight category who relaunched for a chance to go, once again, for a belt that had eluded him for a decade.
Poirier remained on one defeat, suffered in July 2023 by KO. against Justin Gaethje (n°1 lightweight) for the BMF title (“Baddest Mother Fucker”) which rewards the most aggressive fighters. At 35, he was said to be aging, in decline after having held the interim title in the category, beaten Conor McGregor twice and almost submitting the legend Khabib Nurmagomedov in September 2019. The Russian, undefeated in 29 fights, will say elsewhere that it was undoubtedly the most difficult fight he had to fight.
But Poirier is resilient. On the night of Miami this Sunday, he knocked down Benoît Saint-Denis with a devastating left uppercut and right hook to the point of the chin. BSD collapsed, all lights out.
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