Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight contender Dan Hooker is knocking on the door of the upper echelon of arguably the promotion’s deepest division after his win against former title challenger Al Iaquinta at UFC 243. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

TAMPA, Fla. – Dustin Poirier would fight again this year if an opportunity that made sense materialized, but the former interim UFC lightweight champ has no intention of competing just for the sake of it. Poirier (25-6 MMA, 17-5 UFC), who is coming off a title-fight loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov (28-0 MMA, 12-0 UFC) last month […]

TAMPA, Fla. – Dustin Poirier is waiting patiently for a significant opportunity before opting to return to the octagon. Poirier, the former interim UFC lightweight champion, is just over one month removed from a submission loss to champ Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242, and while he said he would compete again this year, it would […]

Gallery Dan Hooker def. Al Iaquinta at UFC 243: Best photos view 22 images Dan Hooker may have found a way to lure Dustin Poirier into a fight. After Poirier, a former interim lightweight champion, rejected his callout, Hooker has offered to donate half of his purse to Poirier’s “Good Fight Foundation” if he fights […]

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Dustin Poirier has big plans ahead for 2020. But they don’t involve a fight against Dan Hooker. At UFC 243 on Saturday night, Hooker earned an impressive victory over Al Iaquinta in the co-main event. Then he immediately called out Poirier for his next fight. “Dustin Poirier, I’m going to smash […]

Aside from a third-round knockout loss to Edson Barboza last December, Dan Hooker has been tormenting the lightweight division for quite some time. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

MELBOURNE, Australia – Dan Hooker is ready for main event fights and top-ranked opponents at lightweight after beating Al Iaquinta at UFC 243. Hooker (19-8 MMA, 9-4 UFC) put on one of the finest performances of his career in a big spot on Saturday when he picked apart Iaquinta (14-6-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) en route […]

After former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier failed to dethrone 155-pound king Khabib Nurmagomedov on Saturday at UFC 242, he quickly turned his attention on his next bout seeking a rematch with former champion Conor McGregor. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

The list of fighters who dislike Colby Covington continues to grow after the outspoken UFC welterweight contender criticized his American Top Team gym teammates Jorge Masvidal and Dustin Poirier on a recent appearance on ESPN. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

We’re one step closer to Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2 – well, sort of. Hours after Poirier (25-6 MMA, 18-6 UFC) took to social media to say he’s interested in running back the infamous 2014 meeting with McGregor (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC), “The Notorious” former UFC double champ said he considers it a possibility. […]

Dustin Poirier seems ready to move on from his disheartening loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov, and he already has a specific opponent in mind for his next Octagon appearance. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

The next time Dustin Poirier sees Colby Covington at the gym, it could get ugly. Covington picked Khabib Nurmagomedov to defeat his American Top Team teammate at UFC 242, which naturally didn’t sit well with Poirier. Moreover, when asked at the post-fight news conference if he’d fight Jorge Masvidal, Poirier took a shot at Covington  […]

Dustin Poirier broke down in the Octagon following his third-round submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov in the UFC 242 headliner this past Saturday. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Dustin Poirier doesn’t have any interest in a fight against the winner of the upcoming “BMF title” matchup at UFC 244. Why? It might mean Poirier (25-6 MMA, 17-5 UFC) would have to square off with longtime training partner Jorge Masvidal (34-13 MMA, 11-6 UFC). Unlike some of his other teammates, Poirier said, he is […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov unifies lightweight championship with UFC 242 submission of Dustin Poirier. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Dustin Poirier will try to upset Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242 on Saturday. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The UFC 242 start time, TV schedule for the Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier event at the The Arena in Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, on Saturday. The fight card is broken into three different parts and […]

Dustin Poirier | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Ten years ago, a camera crew followed Dustin Poirier as he started out on a path toward the major MMA scene. At the time, Poirier was a novice, just months into his professional fight career. Yet when the resulting film, Fightville, was released, the first words out of […]

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ABU DHABI – There was no issues on the scale for Khabib Nurmagomedov or Dustin Poirier ahead of UFC 242. Saturday’s lightweight championship unification bout is now official after Nurmagomedov (27-0 MMA, 11-0 UFC) and Poirier (25-5 MMA, 17-4 UFC) both hit 155 pounds on the nose ahead of the main event encounter. UFC 242 […]

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The title unification bout headlining UFC 242 is now official after Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier made weight on Friday morning in Abu Dhabi. As soon as the official weigh-ins started, Nurmagomedov was the first fighter to step onto the scale as he hit the mark at exactly 155 pounds. In […]