Dustin Poirier was born on January 19,1989 and is an American professional mixed martial artist.
69 Facts About Dustin Poirier
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Dustin Poirier attended Northside High School for a short time, as he dropped out in the ninth grade because of repeatedly getting into trouble and street fights.
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Dustin Poirier lost a unanimous decision to Danny Castillo in his WEC debut on August 18,2010, at WEC 50.
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Dustin Poirier defeated Zach Micklewright via first-round TKO on November 11,2010, at WEC 52.
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Dustin Poirier agreed to step in and face Grispi at the event on January 1,2011.
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Dustin Poirier was expected to face Rani Yahya on June 11,2011, at UFC 131.
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Dustin Poirier faced Pablo Garza on November 12,2011, at UFC on Fox 1.
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Dustin Poirier was expected to face Erik Koch on February 4,2012, at UFC 143.
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Dustin Poirier defeated Holloway in the first round, with a triangle-armbar from the mount position, earning a Submission of the Night bonus.
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Dustin Poirier faced Chan Sung Jung on May 15,2012, in the main event at UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs Dustin Poirier.
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Dustin Poirier defeated Jonathan Brookins on December 15,2012, at The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale via D'arce Choke.
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Dustin Poirier quickly returned to action, taking his second fight within 63 days as he stepped in as a replacement for an injured Dennis Siver.
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Dustin Poirier faced Cub Swanson in the co-main event on February 16,2013, at UFC on Fuel TV: Barao vs McDonald.
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Dustin Poirier lost the fight via unanimous decision.
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Dustin Poirier faced Erik Koch on August 31,2013, at UFC 164.
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Dustin Poirier hurt Koch with punches throughout the fight, knocking him down with a punch near the end of round 1 and nearly finishing the fight, he ended up winning the bout via unanimous decision.
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Dustin Poirier told reporter Ariel Helwani that Swanson must "be a man".
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Dustin Poirier faced Diego Brandao on December 28,2013, at UFC 168.
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Dustin Poirier won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Dustin Poirier faced Akira Corassani at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale on April 16,2014.
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Dustin Poirier won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Dustin Poirier faced Conor McGregor on September 27,2014, at UFC 178.
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Dustin Poirier lost the fight by TKO in the first round.
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Dustin Poirier said that it was because weight cuts are distracting him from training.
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Dustin Poirier claimed that he would never go back to featherweight nor move up to welterweight.
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Dustin Poirier faced Carlos Diego Ferreira in a lightweight bout on April 4,2015, at UFC Fight Night 63.
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Dustin Poirier won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Dustin Poirier faced Yancy Medeiros on June 6,2015, at UFC Fight Night 68.
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Dustin Poirier won the fight via TKO in the first round, after dropping Medeiros twice with punches.
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Dustin Poirier was expected to face Joseph Duffy on October 24,2015, at UFC Fight Night 76.
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Dustin Poirier had a lay off for six weeks due to the injury.
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Dustin Poirier next faced Bobby Green on June 4,2016, at UFC 199.
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Dustin Poirier won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Dustin Poirier received a disclosed pay of $110,000, the second highest disclosed pay received by Dustin Poirier in his career at that point.
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Dustin Poirier faced Michael Johnson in his second main-event bout on September 17,2016, at UFC Fight Night 94.
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Dustin Poirier challenged Jim Miller on February 11,2017, at UFC 208.
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Dustin Poirier punched Miller against the fence, which appeared to hurt Miller.
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Dustin Poirier rocked Alvarez in the second round but was dropped when Alvarez landed two illegal knees while Dustin Poirier was against the fence.
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Dustin Poirier faced Anthony Pettis on November 11,2017, at UFC Fight Night 120.
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Dustin Poirier won the fight via TKO after Pettis tapped out due to a broken rib when Poirier applied a body triangle in the third round.
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Dustin Poirier faced Justin Gaethje on April 14,2018, at UFC on Fox 29.
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Dustin Poirier won the fight via TKO in the fourth round.
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Dustin Poirier faced Eddie Alvarez in a rematch on July 28,2018, in the main event at UFC on Fox 30.
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Dustin Poirier won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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However, on October 10,2018, it was announced that Dustin Poirier pulled out due to a hip injury and as a result the bout was cancelled.
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Dustin Poirier faced UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway for the Interim UFC Lightweight Championship on April 13,2019, at UFC 236.
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Dustin Poirier faced the undefeated and undisputed UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on September 7,2019, in a title unification bout at UFC 242.
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Dustin Poirier lost the bout via rear-naked choke submission in the third round.
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Dustin Poirier faced Dan Hooker on June 27,2020, at UFC on ESPN: Dustin Poirier vs Hooker.
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Dustin Poirier won the exciting back-and-forth fight by unanimous decision.
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Dustin Poirier won the fight via technical knockout in the second round, becoming the first person to defeat McGregor by knockout in an MMA bout.
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Dustin Poirier faced McGregor for the third time on July 10,2021, at UFC 264.
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Dustin Poirier won the fight in round one via technical knockout after the ringside doctor stopped the bout due to McGregor suffering a broken tibia, rendering him unable to continue.
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Dustin Poirier faced Charles Oliveira for the UFC Lightweight Championship on December 11,2021 at UFC 269.
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Dustin Poirier lost the fight via a standing rear-naked choke submission in the third round.
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Dustin Poirier faced Michael Chandler on November 12,2022, at UFC 281.
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Dustin Poirier won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the third round.
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Dustin Poirier used to train at Gladiators Academy under retired MMA fighter Tim Credeur.
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Dustin Poirier holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu under Tim Credeur, but mostly finishes his opponents through his proficiency in the striking arts since the early days of his career in the UFC.
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Dustin Poirier is noted for his shifting punching style and extensive use of the shoulder roll.
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Dustin Poirier auctioned his UFC 211 kit on eBay to raise money for Second Harvest Food Bank.
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Dustin Poirier proceeded to auction his UFC Fight Night 120 and UFC on Fox 29 fight kits as well.
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Dustin Poirier auctioned his UFC on FOX fight kit and used the money raised to buy 500 backpacks for school children in his hometown of Lafayette.
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Likewise, Dustin Poirier announced that he would be auctioning off his UFC 242 fighting equipment to raise funds for the foundation.
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Dustin Poirier was set to face Garry Tonon in a grappling match at SubStars event on February 21,2020, from which Dustin Poirier was supposed to be donating his ticket and PPV sales and part of his purse to his foundation.
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On June 26,2020, Dustin Poirier was awarded the Forrest Griffin Community Award by UFC for his charity work.
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On December 8,2020, Dustin Poirier announced on Twitter the release of his brand new Cajun hot sauce brand 'Dustin Poirier's Louisiana Style' in collaboration with a Canadian company, Heartbeat Hot Sauce Co.
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On January 5,2022, Dustin Poirier announced via Twitter the release of his bourbon 'Rare Stash'.
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Dustin Poirier still spends most of his time in Lafayette with his wife and their daughter, but trains at American Top Team in South Florida, where he relocates before fights.