Dustin Poirier Lays Out Hopes For UFC 300 Return | The MMA Hour
Dustin Poirier discusses his charitable efforts for the Thanksgiving season, reconnecting with The Korean Zombie, why he’s still processing his knockout loss to Justin Gaethje, the drama around the recent Islam Makhachev fight, wanting to fight at UFC 300, why he’s too small for welterweight, Brendan Allen’s big win, wanting to box in the future, Francis Ngannou’s performance against Tyson Fury, his post-MMA plans, and more.
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I'll tell this story every chance I get. In the run-up, (just over a month out ) to the Khabib fight, Diamond,(along with Mike Brown and Jolie) flew from Florida to Detroit, then drove from Detroit to Lakeshore, Ontario,(just outside Windsor, Ontario). Why? To put on a training session, autographs and photos to help raise money for a charity named after a 4 year old boy who died from brain cancer. That's who DP is. Stand up, classy dude all the way.
Thank you for telling this story, have a good day now and God bless!
Cool story man!!
Dang thats insane. I feel bad for the kids family though. That had to be devastating.
Classy dude? The same classy dude who purposefully knocks out amateurs in sparring?
@@kageyoshi37 Thank you!:) All the best to you too!:)
Theo von and Dustin actually hanging out without making content is the dopest thing ever
Met Dustin twice in New York the other week during the Pereira Jiri card, the second time we met he was grateful I came back and acknowledged me and treated me like a friend. My favourite fighter since day dot. I made sure he knew I’ll root for him until he retires.
🌽🌽🏀🏀⚽⚽🥎🥇🥇
😅
great guy
Damn bro that’s cool af. You never get “celebrity’s” doing that. Dustin seems like such a nice and genuine guy
I wish we weren’t at this stage in DPs career where he fights 1x a year. But I appreciate anytime he steps in the Octagon. LFG DP
Almost always happens when they become top 5. Notice how picky they get 😢
@@FATmenDRIVEtrucks yeah I’d like to think he’s earned every bit of that. Company man who has fought everyone. He’s at the end of his career future hall of famer and he deserves to have the option to fight once.
Future hall of famer?!
@@ericlavish 100% , it’s too bad he couldn’t close the deal on his Championships to solidify his greatness.
@JesusSavesandRomeEnslaves maybe hall of farmer 😉
Dustin always brings the good fights.
But Gilbert Burns doesn’t
@@almightyfonicssomething a casual would say
@@freyasworld5024 If you think EVERY Gilbert Burns fight is a banger, you must’ve been dropped on your head as a baby. Lmao casual, you still in 2018 bro?
Dustin is a coward dudes so scared to go to 170
unless its vs dagestani dogs
Dustin is one of the real ones. When Ariel ask him "Were you ever offered that fight on 10 days notice?" Poirier simply says "ya." He doesn't say he accepted the fight. He ASSUMES you know he accepted it. Ariel had to ask "well, did you accept it?" for him to say "of course, I'm Dustin Poirier." Just a dude who lives for this game. He's one of the most genuine dudes in the sport.
Dustins "down like 4 flat tires" line had me cracking up. Lol he's always down to scrap
Really nice what Dustin and the community did for these families.
Hope Dustin Poirier gets a chance to compete at UFC 300, he’s earned it.
Dustin is a good dude.I see a lot of people say he might not be,but I feel they just see the fighter side of him.I seen him do an interview for a dude,when no one else really was.I wish him the best,and a happy thanksgiving for him and his family….
Poirier vs Fiziev at UFC 300 LFG!!!!!
I’d imagine Fiziev is still injured
Fiziev is too small.
@@johnboylan3832they’re the same weight class
@@johnboylan3832casual haha
@@libertarianpunk8558 Yes, and so were him and Gaethje and Fiziev was smaller than him too. It seems like the idea that some fighters cut less weight than others is lost on you.
This is like the 300th time I see a Dustin interview asking for a fight at UFC 300, hope he gets it , it'd be awesome but like damn chill dude we heard you already
Pay day dustin wants pay day
how could he not? i hope he does too
Why should he chill? And why are you annoyed? Bro should campaign and leverage himself into the fight as much as he can… this is the fight game
thing is Dustin is a MUCH bigger star than Gaethje by ja landslide @@TheSadClownParadox
@@TheSadClownParadox just so you know since KZhead doesn't notify about dislikes so... I disliked your comment and that's it. God bless
He'll rematch Do Bronx. One of the guys from Charles' gym here in Brazil accidentaly leaked the info during a now deleted IG story. It seems that Makachev will come back only after Ramadan.
Is this true?
Fan fiction
I hope you're right. Thats a good one.
Yeah, because that weight bully can only make weight with an 8 month diet .
Fake news
This guy is so down to earth great fighter even better human being
when Ariel said “why do u do this” Dustin shoulda said “why don’t you”
When you went to type this out, you shouldn't have.
😂
Anti semite
He does. So, why would Dustin say that? Ariel does lots of charity. He just doesn’t make it so public. I respect both approaches.
If conor doesnt switch up and fight diaz, porier is mos def fight him. Cuz without question, both diaz's will fight next year whether it is ufc 300 or the event at the sphere. Dana will have to call out all stars to make both cards legit.
Great interviews with ufc legends. There is nothing better to watch before the year ends.
Colby make sense. Big fight, huge money but poirier wouldnt take it lol. Both are the same weight naturally anyway
he says he doesnt wanna fight contenders but thats literally his only options unless they blessed him with a charles rematch, already fought gaethje, already fought chandler, then theres no other "big" names in the division, he literally has to fight somebody like Benoit or whoever wins Arman/Beneil, not big names but hes literally already fought every big name in the division, or maybe if conor comes back theres that but
Yeah he can't be hugging is spot if you he's not gonna take fights with guys like Gamrot, Arman, and BSD. Just fight RDA at 170 or Colby if he loses the Leon fight
@@thenedsmmachannel8970 exactly, i know hes in the late stage of his career so he wants big names but hes already had every big fight possible at 155, gaethje fought a contender in fiziev so dustin should do the same
He can fight Rafael
dan hooker , the previous fight they had was candidate for fight of the year.
Ariel is such an instigator . No wonder he gets so much hate. He’s basically trying to talk Dustin into being mad about not getting the fight vs Islam.
Exactly such a weird interview
He's always being a weasel
Thats why he is the goat
Yeah i find him unbearable. But he does get a lot of fighters on so I watch sometimes. Imagine being married to him. Lmao
I don’t usually comment but I was thinking exactly th e same thing, it’s obvious Dustin was as option, but that’s exactly it. I’m sure many LW we’re rang, they would have wanted the best option for Islam and the card, love Dustin for sure but someone coming off a head kick ko loss isn’t the best option.
Thanksgiving with Theo Vonn sounds like too much fun!! Would be pretty cool sharing it with The 💎 DP too. U know they're gonna eat GOOD 😂
Dustin Poirier is your perfect neighbour. Minds his own business & good guy in general
U his neighbor?
Dustin’s a great dude and a complete badass, one of the bmfs for sure
Much love to the good fight foundation, his is what life is all about!
The man! Diamond does so much good in and out of the octagon!
4:01 already know what he was about to say😂 Definitley from Louisiana lol
DP is probably the only fighter who I care enough to watch a full on interview on his trick-or-treating and outside events other than fighting lol 💎
Why not RDA? Great legacy fight, not too crazy considering the rankings...makes sense to me.
One of my top 5.
No-one asked.
@@johnboylan3832 🤷🏻♂️😘
"Dad mode" - legend.
Most exciting fighter in combat sports! Also a gentleman and a great role model
LOL he’s a sore winner and there’s a handful of more exciting fighters
For real man, as a 27 year old man I look up to Dustin.
@@uhtredofbebbanburg5002def He is a legend
Not really, check his last fight with Conor, he continues punching the guy after seeing his broken leg.
He is one of my faves for sure, but he isnt as exciting as gaethje to watch. Close, but im picking gaethje fo sho
Hooker needs a fight for ufc 300 too, wouldn’t make a whole lot of sense but a rematch would be entertaining and worth it
makes decent sense , hooker coming off a win dustin coming off a loss . would be an absolute banger
My favorite fighter 💎
I know Ariel is just trying to be nice but I hope to god Dustin won't fight another 10 years. 1-2 more years MAX. Hes been in a lot of wars. I don't want to see anything bad happen to him later in life. He's one of my all time favorite fighters
Which fighters do you want go see bad things happen to?
I don't understand who else Poirier could even fight except Dairush, Gamrot, or Tsarukyan. It makes sense that they should have to go through him for a title shot.
Paddy if he gets by Ferguson.. ufc is gonna push paddy it’s a big fight
Trains with Gamrot so It is whoever wins tommorow pretty much
Benoit st denis can be an interesting fight, he deserves it he is on a 5 finishes streak and is ranked #11 now
This is like an interrogation...slow down Ariel
20:38 so what do u call this dressing up ?? Anybody knows?
Dustin is a great fighter business man and all around likable person.
Dustin is legit the greatest. Stand up dude and savage. Respect
2:04 definition of humble
It is almost like Poirier hasn't had multiple title shots.
Dear ufc, get that man a fight at 300. If there is a fighter to have on there that will make it exciting, you know that's DP! Let's goooo
thinking about possible ufc 300 fights, i would love to have poirier/holloway 3 at 155. max is in a weird space at 145 and dustin is in a weird space at 155. that's a big name for both guys and should satisfy them both, i think.
Huge DP fan,but he need to fight these up and coming guys to get another shot at the title.Maybe the winner of Dariush vs Tsarukyan.
The little moustache looks really dope. It fits his French name aswell. He should’ve kept it 😁
Hope to see Dustin soon
Absolute legend
4:16 No Ariel he doesn’t remember a fight he was literally in! 😂
Ariel must have taken a lot of mushrooms or something like that. Was weird him asking questions he already should have known the answers to considering that Dustin had been asked these questions a long time ago by Ariel. Credit to Dustin for just ignoring that Ariel had asked most of these questions a long time ago. Was surprised Ariel didn't ask about the Reebok deal before the Venum deal, if Dustin was married, the Max and Conor fight, why he wanted to compete in the UFC, the Masvidal and Colby beef and other questions he already knew the answers to...
That’s the true BMF right there, I don’t care what anyone says, that’s the real BMF of the UFC
We need this guy fighting soon 😃
I bet the winner between Dariush and Tsarukyan would be a decent match up for Poirier to try to bring him back in the win column
That don’t excite him
I've seen 3 videos of him recently and that's the title in all 3
The Diamond 💎 vs The Hangman II @ UFC 300…please
Poirer ca Gaethje 3 for UFC 300! 🔥
Jim miller VS DP ufc 300
Curious what he does next. He clearly isn't interested in fighting a "regular" contender like Gamrot or someone like that and there really isn't any big name fight available right now
He's squatting on his ranking and nobody is saying anything. Lost 3 outta 4 title fights (all finishes), said NO on the record to up and coming contenders, even other top 5ers but still wants another title opportunity with 1 more win. Seems like all he wants are rematches or "money fights" but he's not a money fight guy. Crazy how fans let certain guys get away with things because they like them lol
reupload?
Dustin posted a video of himself standing on a scale weighing 180, saying he was "in decent shape" and this was when he cut to 145. Surely he has put on (at least a small amount) more size since he has moved to 155. He could absolutely fight at 170 if he wanted to, it's unlikely he walks around at a weight further than 5lbs from Colby's walk around weight..
Lol did you watch this video? he just said he walks around at 172 lbs now. He actually looks like he has less fat on him between fights than in his 145 days, he eats healthier now as he said.
@KeyserSoze23 100% probably eating cleaner and healthier between camps. Rn he looks closer to what he looks like at 155, other times he was looking full
180 decent shape is what Holloway and Ortega walk around at, im sure there's more, just looking at Dustin he is clearly too small
@@KeyserSoze23I don’t believe him. Fighters lie all the time
Lol they mentioned fairfax va, Daniel Bryan once called GMU fairfax va the middle of nowhere lol wtf good stuff
DP great as usual, Ariel I can take less and less of. Sorry to new fight fans, he can get the big names but man these interviews are getting tough to watch.
Shuab mentioned a GSP come back. I think a GSP vs Dustin fight would be cool. Make Justin vs Olivera 2 for number one contender on the same night. Then you have the next 2 fights for Islam lined up.
The man!
Idk about everyone else but this weight class is starting to stale up a bit so many rematches at the top. They're good fights but starting to lose interest in the top.
Dustin is my favorite fighter, I'd love to see him get that gold .
Interesting that Dustin thinks he can make 145 again. Even before Conor got jacked it was impossible for him to go back down and he was more lean
THEO SHOUT OUT!
Stand up dude 💯
people still say dustin is big dude been looking small for the last few years. there it is, his 172 keeping low. how is he gonna fight at 170 lol .Love the dude great guy always exciting to watch phenomenal boxing. Haters still gonna watch him perform everytime.
Funny noone talks about conor fighting at 170 vs cowboy and diaz....he didn't care. Poirier doesn't even want to attempt it! Conor was such a badass in his time
Ariel is that nosey coworker that tries to get info out of you to share with the rest of the staff. Dustin has been around and too slick for his BS.
Even though I know there are opponents that make 1000x more sense, I’d like to see him vs Jim Miller at 300.
Poirier is the man
Hope we see him in fresh matchup. Tired of seeing same fights over and over again at 155.
Class Act
Porier vs the winner of Dariush Tsarukyan makes sense but that probably won’t “excite” him
Getting choked out doesn't excite him.
Dustin Porier x MrBeast crossover would be insane
Cholos: aye chill out bro we can’t fight, chill out.
Dustin deserves that spot one of the most exciting fighters in the ufc win or loose he always brings it
Let's get that LW strap Dustin! 💎💎💎
Goals
Dustin in boxing match with Teddy in the corner. That would be aewsome
Ariel’s so much more annoying to me now after the Chael debate.
UFC 300 : Dustin Porier vs Nate Diaz 💯👊🏼 Dream fight🧡
I would love to see you or Gaethje fight for the title. Charles should wait. Makhachev already beat him.
Who should Dustin fight
LETS GO 💎
Dustin vs Nate needs to happen
Nates too old and slow. 6 years ago it would have been competitive
Dustin vs burns ufc 300
Poirier vs Arman/Dariush winner?
will his fight with conor happen after conor fighting chandler at UFC 300 ?
shoutout dustin man
He should stop ducking and fight Colby
Dustin vs benoit next please!
This is a cool cat .
One of very few BELOVED fighters.
😂😂😂😂
If he doesn’t wanna fight contenders .teammates or go to 170 there’s no one to fight. Personally I wanna see him fight Benoit Saint Denis
Who’s he going to fight? Justin won’t fight anyone else unless it’s for the title Charles is next inline conor and chandler are fighting and Dustin’s already said he’s not fighting down the rankings.. maybe Nate returns?
In alternative universe dustin would be a world champion in boxing
Been watching Dustin fight since day one huge fan very humble respectful guy that’s how all Americans should act an all fighters!