How Dustin Poirier Never Became Undisputed UFC Champion

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[@tjlovesfights]

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[@matthew-jy5jp]

Actually he fought for the interm championship, but yeah sure. Stick with trying to act like you know boxing 😂

[@sousgod5017]

@@matthew-jy5jpUndisputed gold, I still think dustin is a champ if it’s interm. You don’t know how to listen and or read

[@_d2082]

@@sousgod5017 not at all he's not

[@StancedHellcat]

The thing with Dustin is that he’s at the very top of the A tier but just can’t crack S tier, those guys up there like Islam, Charles, and Khabib are just on a whole other level (Lots of Dustin fans coping, never said he was a bad fighter just not as good as the guys at the very top)

[@izanagisburden9465]

the fight with Charles really didnt show any kind of "whole another level"

[@StancedHellcat]

@@izanagisburden9465I disagree, Dustin definitely cracked him but that was mostly all he had on him, power. Charles worked him in the clinch, worked him on the ground and then got the sub. Dustin’s always gonna have that punchers chance but you remove the power and he’s getting outclassed by those guys at the top, 10 times out of 10

[@Ty-mo7fn]

@@StancedHellcatI wouldn’t say all the guys at top 10 but like the champ and top 3 guys

[@StancedHellcat]

@@Ty-mo7fn my bad I didn’t mean top 10 I meant the top guys are beating him 10 times out of 10, like I said he’s still top of the A tier so he still crushes 90% of the division

[@brendonwallace6640]

Nahhh he’s S tier just matchups make fights and he’s in the division at the very worse time

[@emilioj3904]

Thanks for not having 3 ads this time

[@__Twizz7]

Lol

[@Samiii90210]

💀💀

[@moistman5074]

I don’t mind ads, that mean that he’s getting paid

[@cuneytunsal5422]

​@@moistman5074 watch last video, lets see if you still like them.

[@simply_silvy]

use an ad-blocker bro, uBlock Origin works best on youtube cause they can't seem to block it for long

[@Mr-Opium]

He just ended up in a time where there were 3 of the best grapplers of all time 😂

[@DADRB0B55]

DP never fought Jon Jones or Fabricio Werdum so idk what you waffling about “3 best grapplers of all time” Charles has tapped out to Pettis & Ricardo Lamas.

[@Mr-Opium]

@@DADRB0B55 I can tell you have downs if you don’t believe that Charles is one of the greatest grapplers of all time

[@guidos2090]

​@@DADRB0B55 he didn't say "the 3 best grapplers of all time", he said "3 of the best grapplers of all time" which means they are from a larger group

[@dude9038]

@@DADRB0B55 You've won - "Dumbest Comment of the Week" award brother 👏🏻🏆

[@ko-rp7ge]

Yeah lmao

[@ponternal]

His weakness is grappling. Even Saint Denis was out grappling him easily he just couldn’t find the choke. If Islam was on top of him he would have been finished.

[@publiusventidiusbassus1232]

Honestly, BSD would've won that fight EASILY if he simply avoided trading on the feet. After Dustin showed himself superior at striking, Benoit should've swallowed his ego and clinched again. He could've subed Dustin or at the very least win a 30-27 UD.

[@larrytate1657]

Dustin’s wrestling is good just not elite.

[@madgavin7568]

@@publiusventidiusbassus1232 It was a 5 round fight. Had it gone past the 3rd round BSD would have been dying from exhaustion. While Dustin would still have had enough gas left in the tank.

[@akonemanaba4183]

Dustin grappling is better than Justin’s but not wrestling

[@danielblitzke3909]

Black belt?

[@Allinone_MMA]

When Conor fought Dustin in 2014, Dustin was #5 FW. He’s been in ufc rankings since they opened up in 2013. 11 years of being in the top 10 whether it was FW or LW. Now that’s an insane stat

[@SouthDraftCorp]

He’s a freaking monster. I mean dude didn’t even look happy after beating Benoit Saint Denis he looked angry/Disappointed as if he was at 30% and wanted a war

[@ko-rp7ge]

Yeah

[@SuicideJones33]

For sure longevity I think is overlooked in favour of peak when rating someone all time. Like Alistair Overeem is arguably the greatest or at least most accomplished HW of all time - 22 years in the game, beat 7 or 8 UFC champions (just never WHILE they were champ), INSANE resume over the course of his career, Strikeforce, DREAM & K1 Champion all at time (I know K1 is kickboxing but it still adds to his overall accomplishments), stayed relevant as a contender until his 40s beating guys like Pavlovich. He did everything except win UFC Gold. If only he'd went for ground & pound instead of a gilly vs Stipe we would be talking about Overeem so much differently. Now even if you disagree and I fully understand if you do, Dustin is kinda similar. Insane longevity at the absolute highest level, once he hit his peak he only lost to champions or interim champions, finishes almost every fight, exciting as hell, one of the best resumes in all of MMA, but never won the title. I don't care that Conor is a Two-Division Champ, Dustin is by far the greater fighter in the all time rankings to me, even if he never wins UFC Gold.

[@izanagisburden9465]

1 last shot against upcoming GOAT of the division..... Its legendary status or die trying.

[@clkgtr12]

and he doesn't lose anything if he loses to islam it's no shame

[@supersaiyansalamence]

Islam future GOAT of the division? 😂

[@izanagisburden9465]

@@supersaiyansalamence I mean unless arman or gamrot got somthing in their sleeves. I don't think any one can stop him once the 3 old guards are out...

[@haseebdawar4760]

@@supersaiyansalamenceyes he if beats Dustin or Charles plus 1 more person and he’s the goat (of the division obviously not all time)

[@magicmike97m]

Legendary status already secured. No matter what happens vs Islam.

[@fookvisuals]

What’s crazy to he never losses back to back.

[@enigma372]

Mr. Bounce back

[@megashark1013]

Poirier coming off a loss is a mythical specimen. Shame there's no way to lose into a title fight, otherwise he'd definitely win.

[@publiusventidiusbassus1232]

Dustin needs to get his ass whooped before fighting Islam and then hire hitmen for every other available contender.

[@William-Morey-Baker]

​@@megashark1013 Conor and Izzy do it

[@fookvisuals]

@@William-Morey-Baker Conor lost to Dustin back to back. Izzy fair

[@SelectivelySubjective]

He only has issues with high level grapplers. He can crack with the best but if he goes up against an elite grappler it’s a wrap.

[@SuicideJones33]

And unfortunately LW is STACKED with elite grapplers. Khabib (retired now but Dustins era) Oliviera, Arman Tsarukyan, Gamrot, Moicano, BSD. Even Chandler, who isn't a great all-round grappler but is a high level wrestler and super explosive.

[@zakareya45]

Joe Rogan "Great job by TJ for making the right Ad adjustments to close out the round"

[@willshotem]

We really bullied bro to only have one ad😂

[@Isaac30.]

Honestly wouldn’t mind DP vs Colby still

[@DarkWarrior_1]

Dustin and Justin are the best guys in lightweight along with Tony who never became a champion. But I think Dustin's resume is insane if you look at the guys he beat.

[@Pepsibepis]

Lol only one ad 👏🏻

[@mg_phopla]

Never doubted him, but after seeing that fight, I think he should probably go for a money fight, a championship fight or retire. Love him a lot, but it might be time.

[@aideningrammma]

People forget how highly praised josh grispi was in the wec. People were saying he was next to fight Aldo. Dustin fighting him in his UFC debut was a great breakout fight for him

[@like2jo4796]

Becoming Interim champion in Lightweight division is harder than becoming a champion in the Lightheavyweight division

[@giovannigiorgio831]

I think Poirier suffers from the same thing as Donald Cerrone, just a step up. Poirier is an amazing championship-caliber fighter, but it feels like when the undisputed belt is on the line, Poirier will look great, but just can’t deliver.

[@bloccbuster9220]

Kinda like how Justin melts in title fights. Granted they were against two of the greatest lw of all time.

[@hakr1298]

Dustin is a hall of famer for sure, legend of the greatest division in the history of the ufc

[@DADRB0B55]

DP isn’t at 135lbs ??

[@sandosam807]

​@@DADRB0B55shhh casual

[@brandonamezquita4501]

​@@DADRB0B55He just announced his move.

[@like2jo4796]

​@@DADRB0B55yep 155

[@imz5195]

@@DADRB0B55135 is nowhere near best division what are you smoking lmao

[@bereavedpies9547]

Love your videos I look forward to your vids every week get up the good work

[@jtlynch6761]

DP one of my fav fighters belt or not he is a LEGEND

[@JanikAshe]

Finish Your Story, Dustin Poirier

[@trentcofaxmtg7501]

Dudes a legend in his own rite and will go down as one of the best to do it. Heres hoping he gets 1 more run for the title🎉🎉

[@yehhhremix2810]

As a primary mma fan I’m loving all the mma content

[@ArkoriusGhaul]

“I swear to God there’s only one of these this time” had me howling 😂

[@x8jason8x]

Daaaamn... he cooked Dustin before the video even started! 😂

[@justineast5380]

Dustin will get gold trust me hes determined and hes fight lights out right now

[@prettyfish1342]

I feel like he does not want the title as bad now. A fight with Jose Aldo at 155 would be nice.

[@TJChesane]

Still waiting on the AJ vs Ngannou apology video

[@tjlovesfights]

It’s going to be a 10 second video saying I was wrong

[@enigma372]

@@tjlovesfightsas it should 😂

[@wasteurtime5677]

What did he say about it?

[@CelestialHunter-]

@@tjlovesfights 6 seconds of it for ads

[@sebastiansanchez375]

I still think Dustin should get the next title shot since he is the most available

[@Imhim247]

What is the name of a background song? And DP win the belt will be the greatest story ever in UFC

[@filipsvoboda24]

Though I am a huge Oliveira fan, I like both Poirier and Gaethje, they will always deliver!!

[@robertosotelo978]

Aye make a part 2 on how ngannou killed boxing next

[@digitalhillz]

Dustin doesnt have the team to make him a champion. He has the skills and the heart, but not the strategy or the fight IQ. He got close against Charles, but so did everyone else.

[@michaeljoby5244]

DP is one of the most entertaining fighters of all time his fight against Dan hooker was legendary

[@hhtptai]

Seems like a classic case of right guy in the wrong place at the wrong time to me. We'll see what happens.

[@lilboaterboy868]

He’s the Harry Kane of UFC

[@mcnuty8687]

TJ: Dustin Poirier is the greatest fighter ever to never hold a belt. Stephen Thompson: Am I a joke to you?

[@celestialcranberry464]

Wonderboy resume ain't as deep, no disrespect to him

[@DADRB0B55]

@celestialcranberry464 Romero is far superior than DP resume wise & he doesn’t have the embarrassing losses like MJ or Khabib exposing his weak wrestling. Gus also has a vastly superior feats in LHW, arguably beating Olympic level wrestler & the literal GOAT.

[@brandonamezquita4501]

​@@DADRB0B55Nobody mentioned them 😂. Also, Romero's fight with Israel is way more embarrassing than losing to MJ.

[@ALYXTANKBACKPACK]

@@brandonamezquita4501idk man getting starched in like 45 seconds by a guy who’s 23-19 is pretty embarrassing

[@brandonamezquita4501]

@@ALYXTANKBACKPACK No doubt that it's still embarrassing, but Romero vs Israel was something else. The press conferences were fantastic, but then they had that performance. 😂

[@LeeXavie]

TJ you got to do a video about June 1st! We got Beterbiev vs Bivol for undisputed light heavyweight champion of the world (boxing), Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal 2 light heavyweight (boxing), and Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier for Lightweight championship (UFC MMA) for just main fight of the night for their event!

[@yahyakhan9740]

Who’s here after UFC 302

[@Brandon-rb4sm]

You can argue he is championship level because of the former champs that he’s beaten

[@davidgibbs8280]

Yeah the AJ knockout was crazy

[@familyguysofunny1933]

That's the thing about the top lightweight guys for a while now is that they are all very close to each other and could easily become the champion if the other dudes were only a lil bit less in skill.

[@gamingthisera6339]

That's about to change in june

[@justinray6839]

I think he can knock out islam

[@TanWam]

​@@justinray6839he's getting RNC'd for the third time and you know it

[@upliftmofo]

@@justinray6839I think Islam can knock out Dustin

[@DeiMudda-cl1hs]

​@@justinray6839He has Just No Chance against Islam and fathertime IS catching Up to.I dont Like to damit IT but Nobody in lw has a Chance against Islam i Think

[@firmanimad]

If Glover could become champ, Ibelieve DP has a chance!

[@dzokha9475]

I remember you mentioned that boxing will still be out in your channel, but it seems like you currently produce more mma content than boxing content :(

[@chr0m315]

There’s nothing exciting going on in boxing currently other than Ryan Garcia spazzin out

[@dzokha9475]

@chr0m315 what about Madrimovs potential against Tzyu? Or the former's fight against Thurman? Or Btr vs Bivol? Is therr really nothing interesting currently? :(

[@samsonihekweme]

Last video was boxing related

[@dzokha9475]

​@@samsonihekweme3 boxing videos for the last 20 videos. It's not even nearly enough

[@VTO3000]

ngl thơ 1 title makes do the greatest 155 rn

[@Edwinlicomedy]

I’m rooting for the Diamond! If he wins against Islam - boy! That will be one of the greatest stories in the history of sport!

[@Drpepperspray1010]

Still had a better career than a lot of champions

[@firehydrant4912]

You don’t know how mad that third ad made me and I was very reluctant to click this one glad I did but if u pull that again I’m not gonna be a happy Chappy

[@monric5730]

Dustin really does need the belt, hope he gets it one day like Glover did after a long time, but Dustin’s division is wayyyy harder.

[@milesmohrien8964]

"never say never"- dustin probably

[@athleticendeavor7686]

I hope that Dustin doesn’t join the list of great fighters that never held an undisputed UFC title. Fighters such as McDonald,Faber, Condit, Overeem, Maia and Benavidez to name a few.

[@josecarrera6519]

dustin still has had a HOF career i think

[@arongecseg3523]

Dustin should be train with a mega wrestler like jon jones, or a mega take down defencer like Leon

[@fangiscool1]

Both horrible examples. Jon is a freak of nature and Leon can defend takedowns so well because of his size. Porier isn't either of those. The most technically proficient wrestler he could learn from is Colby, but I don't think that's gonna happen.

[@thesavagecabbage9085]

get that bag TJ!! just pls never do two separate sponsor segments again

[@Razorjaw86]

His career isn’t over yet

[@1badMucker]

Could you imagine if Dustin got the guillotine submission on Islam? How perfect would that be? The same guillotine he missed on Khabib he lands on Islam. Social media would shit their pants.

[@1badMucker]

Based on popularity alone I think Dustin Vs Islam makes a lot of sense. Not only is the timing right but I think a lot of people would tune in ($$$) to that fight. Obviously Islam would be a massive favorite but giving Dustin the chance to retire after a championship match (win or lose) would show him the respect he deserves since he has sacrificed so much for the sport. I think a similar argument can be made for Charles but he has already signed up for a clash against Arman. Sometimes it's not about which fighters deserve it. Sometimes it's about what makes a good story. Everyone loves an underdog. Like it or not. The Diamond Vs The Champ makes for a great story.

[@paulyargentine19]

No, justin ko’d dustin he shouldn’t skip over justin

[@Harrytc7]

@@paulyargentine19bro everyone else is booked , only reason Dustin is getting the shot is cause Islam wants to fight in June

[@180treehousegang8]

This video won't age well after Dustin becomes champ in June

[@limitlessunknown8676]

That would be the greatest upset in Ufc history

[@raul350raptor]

The simple and honest answer is he earned title shots in the era of the two greatest lightweights of all time.

[@DoobieKeebler]

Derek Cleary is always the guy who comes theough with common sense, whenever some rogue judge is about that bullsh-t when handing in their judge's card.

[@elgringolobo97]

1:32 Oliv(eira) the other contenders 😂 I see what you did there TJ

[@daboy5256]

Wasn’t the whole point of Charles fighting Arman was for the title fight

[@labram_jahames]

no hate to dustin but it was against a short notice holloway who was more fat than fit but still really good performance

[@XarkoCZ]

He's a fan's champion.

[@denshitoakuma1659]

He got the belt, that’s all that matters

[@eyazz5410]

I love Dustin man, he's always been one of my favorite fighter and this might not be popular opinion but with all these trash strikers going to boxing after their career I think Dustin is the only MMA fighter, maybe besides Strickland, that should actually just switch to boxing at this point and he could definitely be a world champ

[@anonymouslykinda145]

I think its a fair take to say that Dustin is the best UFC fighter to never win a belt.

[@imagineumnomefoda500]

Dustin becoming champ in the featherwight is kinda debateful,tbh . I agree that he could've beaten Aldo, but i don't know how he would've fared against Volk and Max. Max put up a pretty good fight against Dustin despite fighting in a different weight class and he still outstroke Poirier in most rounds. And Volk needs no introductions.

[@Dru2037]

He said himself the weight cut was getting tougher moving forward.

[@chuancey0389]

I don’t think the Holloway fight would’ve went his way he was greatly out powered at 155 that was the reason for the most part he lost max at featherweight would beat a drained Dustin at featherweight

[@josecarrera6519]

compiling code? bro u code??

[@ahmadbakir5535]

I’m a huge Islam fan but I think him vs Dustin is the fight to make , I’ll be sad if Islam lost but I really respect Dustin he really does deserve a real belt

[@akonemanaba4183]

Same thing with gaethje he got 2 title shots and failed both

[@francescotamayo8191]

If Dustin jumps for a guillo-meme choke against Islam it is over

[@cellor1259]

Congratulations to DP for knocking out Islam in the 1st and becoming the undisputed lightweight champ

[@SON-jp9fm]

Dustin Poirier is my second favourite fighter

[@gerryfegan3608]

Tony at his best was beyond dustin

[@hulkman245]

If Dustin stayed at featherweight he would have probably fought Mendes at one point and now that i think about it i'm sad we never got to see that fight

[@WARRIOR-uf8ov]

Honestly if dustin stayed at featherweight any longer I think he would've kept getting cracked and ko'd,dustin was simply too big for featherweight and drained himself from like 180 to 190 just to get down to 45

[@Thekillfeedman]

I didn’t even mind the ad format from the last video I liked it. To many people complaining like u can just skip ten seconds and act there was no ad

[@PowerYuLiu]

One word: Kabib.

[@codeblueopinions2908]

Honestly think his downfall was that interim belt because he was acting like he actually became champ and celebrated like it. He seemed almost like drained of all that energy of his journey to the belt after that. Didn’t even look like himself in the Khabib fight.

[@marcossantos1998]

lets go we are not losing a great channel due to greediness

[@Eezle]

when he gets the title shot he better get his striking to 100% and then some maybe heavy into muay thai and fucking hope he can catch islam with an knee going for a takedown lol

[@emectric1455]

He'll never get the gilly

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

That silly little hillbilly will never get the gilly

[@rollizeezy]

video gona age like milk bro, just wait and see!

[@reekz8012]

Genuine question. How does it make you feel you are promoting gambling? bare in mind you’ll have a younger audience who are in love with the fight game and your videos make it great to watch, educational etc.

[@iancastillo123456]

Buti isang ad lang

[@drakeofficialaccount]

gustaffson

[@couldntthinkofanamesoiwrot4711]

Ad sounds like a straight scam💀

[@matheusg9179]

I know he won't but just imagine him knocking out islam that would be so sick and i really hope this happens even if really unlikely

[@TreXDeXter]

Because there's level's in this shit.. and everytime he's fighting for the belt.. the champ will show him level's...

[@Al_Straik]

Bro, The Diamond smokes Khabib 2 bro.

[@Limitless_Flowers]

Dustin vs Islam is a very good match but not really what I want to see. Justin must be salty right now hearing all about that, considering he won the BMF fight. I would like to see Islam Vs Arman 2, I think many fans would like that too. This idea could gain momentum depending on Arman's performance against Do Bronx at UFC 300. Pretty sure the fight everybody wanted to see indeed was Islam Vs Gaethje.

[@gabrielaraujo6286]

Dustin won the interim after he beat max Holloway. Technically he was a champion but not the most legit champion.

[@stevenshar1233]

The UFC is really trying to milk this era of MMA. Fights like Justin vs Max, Islam calling out Dustin, it's the same guys. There hasn't been any new blood in the top 5. Granted, Justin and Dustin did beat rising contenders so there are valid points for what it is

[@brimo6034]

Mike vs jake paul prediction??

[@Dru2037]

He was an interim champ.

[@jmm947]

so not undisputed champ 😮

[@Vj1217]

cmon man u gotta make video on Nnganou Aj fight i want ur thoughts

[@CSprouse24]

he's going to TKO islam now 😭😭

[@starmorpheus]

If he pulls that off, I will save up money to shake his hand in person. Not kidding. It would be mythical.