The interim lightweight champion wants to take advantage of his underdog status. On the eve of his title unification bout against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242, Dustin Poirier draws inspiration from the underdog tale of Rocky Balboa, the boxer who achieved success against all odds in the movies.
In an interview with Combate, the ‘Diamond’ knows that beating an opponent that 27 other fighters failed to won’t be an easy task, but Dustin believes that the chance to go down in history as the man who defeated Nurmagomedov works as an incredible motivator.
“I’m facing Khabib, a man who was never defeated before, considered one of the best in the world,” Poirier said.