Dustin Poirier - Surprise, Surprise, Surprise

"The Diamond" Is Ready To Enter Deep Waters In His Lightweight Title Fight Against Islam Makhachev At UFC 302

This probably isn’t what anyone was expecting the first half of 2024 to look like for Dustin Poirier.

Coming off a July 2023 loss to Justin Gaethje, the former interim lightweight champion took some time off, pondered retirement briefly, then surprisingly accepted a March bout with talented, but unheralded, Benoit Saint Denis.

Surprise.

Order UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier

Poirier weathered some early storms against the Frenchman, before finishing the fight in the second round.

Surprise.

Then he got a shot at Islam Makhachev’s undisputed crown in the main event of UFC 302 this Saturday in…