What's at Stake in Dustin Poirier’s Final UFC Fight
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Dustin Poirier's manager recounts his client's biggest moments entering UFC 318 and how the second Conor McGregor fight was not financially lucrative.
In a recent Instagram post, the ESPN MMA account posted DM replies after asking a number of notable names to share their best memories from Poirier’s UFC career. Joining the likes of Daniel Cormier and Jorge Masvidal in responding was the UFC 318 headliner’s wife, Jolie, who has been by his side throughout.
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.
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Some of the biggest names in the sport help define Poirier's legacy ahead of his UFC 318 retirement fight vs. Max Holloway
Poirier will retire in UFC 318’s main event, which will feature his challenge for Max Holloway’s BMF title in their trilogy fight at New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center. While trilogies are rare in MMA, it will not be the Louisianan’s first.
Nate Diaz still wants to settle the score with Conor McGregor all these years later. Diaz (21-13 MMA, 16-11 UFC) and McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) fought twice before, with Diaz scoring an upset submission at UFC 196 in March 2016, and McGregor avenging his loss with a majority decision in their rematch at UFC 202.