Dustin Jacoby’s Experience Has Prepared Him For Anything That Could Happen At UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik Vs Gane Read the Full Article Here View full post on UFC News

Dustin Poirier is confident he’ll eventually share the octagon with Nate Diaz and is willing to move up a weight class to boost the odds of it happening. Poirier (27-6 MMA, 19-5 UFC) and Diaz (20-12 MMA, 15-10 UFC) were once scheduled to fight at UFC 230 in November 2018. It didn’t come to fruition, […]

Dustin Poirier | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Dustin Poirier isn’t giving up on a future fight with Nate Diaz. The two were once scheduled to meet at UFC 230 on Nov. 3, 2018, a lightweight bout that was expected to serve as the co-main event of a major pay-per-view card at Madison Square Garden. Poirier […]

Social media has become a significant part of the sporting landscape. But few, if any, professional sports match the level of interaction and personal access provided by MMA. In an individual competition in which nearly every athlete is chasing the same goal of financial success and championship glory, it’s important for fighters to provide insight […]

With another meeting with UFC president Dana White looming, Khabib Nurmagomedov has some ideas on how he thinks the lightweight division should unfold. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov restated his intention not to hold up the 155-pound division, but also revealed that things still haven’t been fully agreed with regard to his, or the division’s immediate future. Nurmagomedov spoke at length to Match TV in Russia, where he laid out his thoughts on the UFC lightweight division, and […]

You’re not supposed to help the guy you’re competing against. But when he produces a good product, what else can you do? UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler had to give Dustin Poirier props for the Louisiana-style hot sauce their mutual friend, comedian Theo Von, brought to his Super Bowl party on Sunday, as told through […]

Having battled two of the sport’s best boxers in Conor McGregor and Max Holloway, Dustin Poirier has given his take on who’s better. Poirier (27-6 MMA, 19-5 UFC), who’s beaten Holloway twice and split his two appearances against McGregor, has spent a significant amount of octagon time with both men. After suffering a first-round TKO […]

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Dustin Poirier fights for a lot of reasons and a primary goal in recent years has been his desire to give back through the charity he started alongside his wife. Ahead of his fight at UFC 257, Poirier received a hefty $500,000 check from opponent Conor McGregor for the Good […]

Eddie Alvarez shares a rich history with the majority of the fighters that competed in the main and co-main events of UFC 257. In a pivotal night for the UFC’s lightweight division, Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler reigned supreme Jan. 23 as they positioned themselves at the top of the 155-pound ladder. Having gone into […]

Dustin Poirier has already established himself as perhaps the UFC’s most charitable fighter. He’s got the recognition to prove it, but in his mind this is just the start of what’s possible. Poirier (27-6 MMA, 19-5 UFC) has spent the past several years using his platform to give back through his non-profit charity, The Good […]

Guaranteed Rate, YouTube UFC stars Dustin Poirier and Rose Namajunas are about to get even more exposure. The former champions are prominently featured in an upcoming ad for mortgage company Guaranteed Rate that is set to air during the Super Bowl broadcast this Sunday. Watch the commercial above. Poirier, a one-time interim titleholder at 155 […]

Remember when Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor faced off at the UFC 257 ceremonial weigh-ins? They were all intense and in each other’s faces before McGregor pulled back for a handshake, and that’s when Poirier killed him with kindness by giving him a bottle of his signature Poirier’s Lousiana Style Hot Sauce. They were bros, […]

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Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Nate Diaz appears to be uninterested in a comeback at 155 pounds. Diaz, who’s been on the shelf since a “BMF” title loss to Jorge Masvidal at UFC 244, on Tuesday tweeted he’s available for fights in the welterweight division – not lightweight. “[Nick Diaz Army] soldier 170 pounds,” Diaz wrote. […]

UFC star Nate Diaz hasn’t fought in 15 months – to this day, to be exact – but when has inactivity ever stopped him from flexing on social media? Never. Such was the case when Diaz sent out a pair of tweets Tuesday with a clear message. Diaz’s first tweet indicated he’s not interested in […]

Justin Gaethje thinks the UFC dropped the ball in how it’s handled business at the very top of the lightweight division. Gaethje, the former UFC title challenger and current top contender, believes the title picture at 155 pounds was managed poorly by the UFC and president Dana White in the past few months. Currently, the […]

Dustin Poirier isn’t looking to fast play anything with his fighting career after scoring a signature victory over Conor McGregor at UFC 257. Poirier (27-6 MMA, 19-5 UFC) redeemed one of the most noteworthy losses of his career in his rematch with McGregor (22-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC) earlier this month. He scored a second-round TKO […]

Patricio Freire became a two-division champion in Bellator by stopping Michael Chandler in just 61 seconds. | Bellator Every time Michael Chandler enters a cage to compete, expect a tweet from Patricio Freire. Chandler, a former Bellator lightweight champion, beat Freire’s brother Patricky Freire twice in 2011 and 2016. But “Pitbull” got the last laugh […]

Strength and conditioning coach Phil Daru sees one particular factor that helped Dustin Poirier even the score with Conor McGregor. Poirier (27-6 MMA, 19-5 UFC) scored a second-round TKO over McGregor in the UFC 257 main event earlier this month, in a fight that played out a lot differently than their first meeting in 2014, where […]