Dustin Poirier Talks Tweet, Holloway vs Gaethje, UFC 299, and More | The MMA Hour

Dustin Poirier discusses his upcoming UFC 299 fight with Benoit Saint Denis, his first thoughts of his opponent, why five rounds, if Saint Denis was on his radar, his tweet that set off a firestorm, how this fight almost ended up at UFC 300, if he never gets to fight Nate Diaz, the state of the division, Holloway vs. Goethje, Max Holloway, Kayla Harrison, how his fight will end at UFC 299, Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou, and more.
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[@RicoDeloya]

Porier has incredible character. Haters dont understand. This man is honorable 💎

[@andythegamertobeat]

Agree but he doesn't even try to build hype or storyline for any of his fights, only for respect n championship belt has he ever spoken of inspiration for him, I feel like screening at the screen always listening to him, the respect n descence is not how you become memorable, love how he fights but bores the life outta me otherwise

[@user-sy3nz4gx3o]

@@andythegamertobeatyou just explained his character. He’s not about creating hype outside the octagon. He’s about being true to himself. He’s not trying to be memorable for antics - but for fighting.

[@jasiahperez9547]

@@andythegamertobeatit fans like you who ruin the real grind, instead of talking his way to title fight real fighters earn it. DP doesn’t have to talk to get fans excited. Real fans know he comes to fight .

[@DMTEntity88]

Conor owns him

[@grant6608]

​@DMTEntity88 stop taking the DMT, rotting your brain.

[@danniboyz9546]

12:35 Holloway talk

[@epicking7]

Good looks

[@gsutherland3614]

Dustin taking this fight, to me, cements legacy. Like who the heck at his stage takea on a fight like this? McGregor? heeeeeeck no. DP is the man

[@andythegamertobeat]

Bro I don't agree with that, I reckon once Dana knows you'll give in n fight up n commers I think it's all you will do from then on, sure watch n see if I'm right, win or lose for Dustin, Dana knows now he will fight whoever is given, therefore become the guy with credibility for the new guys to match up against.

[@jiri5640]

Why would Conor take a no name as the biggest UFC star in history? Conor sells a guaranteed 1+ million ppvs every fight. Dustin is not a huge ppv star, so of course he'll take a no name.

[@libertarianpunk8558]

@@andythegamertobeatGaethje beat a younger guy and it raised his stock. Dustin’s been sitting in a top rank for years not dropping the ladder behind him

[@jocoolshow]

Yan did it with O’Malley. Didn’t work out for him, but he did it

[@keeyonniez]

Justin did it last year going against a younger, hungrier fighter. We’ll see if Dustin can do it also. But Dustin is a legend in the #UFC

[@SpookyRedz]

Dustin is a Legend

[@MatthewMcRowan]

yids love kids

[@Sid-sz2ou]

How many of these "young lions" look unstoppable ripping through lesser competition on the come up.. then the hype gets burst at the sharp end. Got to admit though.. St Denis is an exceptionally angry crab and I think the whole community really respects Poirier for taking the fight. Such a cool fight.. best of luck to both gents

[@libertarianpunk8558]

Yeah Denis is tough that’s why Dustin needed hazard pay to agree to do it

[@rickjones5399]

I think his stock will still rise if he get's finished by Dustin. He's here to stay imo.

[@yrn_glucose]

Gonna be such a sick fight

[@nazrinchoo3560]

@12:35

[@stevencoardvenice]

Really looking forward to Do bronx vs tsarukyan. That would be crazy if Charles takes his best shot, goes down, and then chokes him out in 2 rounds. Charles is like the CPU in "hard' mode in a video game. The way he ran through Gaethje was insane

[@gamebredo8880]

The fact that DP uses Android make me even love him more

[@henryowens396]

it's even cooler that his open android use lead to a samsung sponsorship, I love seeing fighters getting the bag!!!!!!!!!!

[@Fibermyalgia]

@@henryowens396so Samsung pays him to use android 😂 I would too if I was getting paid

[@szotakandrei]

​@@Fibermyalgiasounds more like he was already using it and Samsung capitalized on his celebrity

[@henryowens396]

@@szotakandrei this is exactly what happened,

[@Othmane131]

​@@Fibermyalgianah he always had Samsung phones before they sponsored him.

[@LP3me]

Can’t wait to see Dustin fights again, anytime he does an interview I listen. I’ll be watching for sure.

[@MastermindMMAMedia]

😮

[@vaultboygilbert]

“I just feel it in my plums, man” lmao I love this guy. Hope to see him win.

[@SirUnaiEmery]

Ready to take to market

[@bluescripts100]

@@SirUnaiEmery 2 plums for 1

[@JM-jh4cj]

A beautiful blueish hue, the sun dancing off of them just nice

[@gbug02]

Poirier the underdog is crazy. Lets go diamond 💎

[@tydupont8084]

Hard to believe he’s an underdog. I’m betting on him

[@billfrench1069]

⁠@@tydupont8084it’s not that hard to believe. BSD is a killer.. coming off a KO win. Dustin is coming off a head kick KO loss.

[@mikegardner2343]

@@billfrench1069add to that all the miles Dustin has on his body and being in his mid 30s. He's certainly past his prime and BSD likely hasn't even reached his yet. I still wouldn't count out Dustin though.

[@libertarianpunk8558]

He’s the underdog because we know he doesn’t want to do it

[@Silviodante7]

@@billfrench1069yes , he’s coming off a headkick ko from the best in the world, bsd coming off a headick ko to the 14th ranked.

[@ewally24]

Damn I'm happy to see Poirier UFC Journey, dude legitmately a humble good ass person that is also one the top fighters in the world, the excitement he has when he says "Lets go! This what it's about! It's the hurt business..." shows he still has love for the sport 💯

[@Absolutepower7]

It’s crazy that I used to watch this guy in UFC when he was 23 years old and now dude is 35 and a vet. Props to you Dustin I hope you end your career on a high 👍🏾

[@JackStatham-pl5lj]

Dustin always seems on edge and defensive talking to Ariel

[@cobywarren5103]

As he should be 😂

[@WannaNau]

Any wise person would be, considering Ariel’s heritage…

[@SirUnaiEmery]

because he knows ariel is always trying to create beef due to his grudge against dana white

[@Romeoz06]

I noticed that as well. He always seems to think what to say rather than a free flow conversation.

[@Othmane131]

Cause Ariel is a Weaaaaseeeel

[@davis5574]

Super excited for this fight. DUSTIN IS A G🔥🔥🔥 huge props for taking this fight, it’s going to be a banger

[@arizonacolour8793]

27:01 "I'm not THAT much of a degenerate" HAHAHHAHAH talking about PowerSlap

[@thefuckingcurse6994]

the diamond definitely experienced in interviews

[@normanthenomad]

I love Dustin man. He's much more than a fighter, he's a great person first. I have so much anxiety about this fight though man. Let's go 💎

[@simonmasson-dupras3946]

poirier vs volk would have been cool

[@phobosex7504]

great dude with his charity foundation

[@parastheviper]

Dustin is the man, always rooting for him LETS GOOO 💎

[@joeduffy69]

Always love these interviews with the diamond!

[@maxswelly5712]

"i respect this sport, i honor this sport" how can you hate on that. THIS IS A JOB. I think people forget. Your boss calls, you either accept the job proposal or dont. Dustin picks up the call and shows out for the fans. im going to the fight bcuz of him

[@TheGreenSniper94]

I love DP, man! He's such a genuine, good human being. He's got good charisma, he's got a great sense of humor, and he's very intelligent. I've been a fan of his for a long time now.. and always will be.

[@CodyOnIce]

So happy for all the success DP has experienced in his career.

[@user-oe2qy2ju2t]

Love DP !!!!!! Great guy and mentor.Activity in good fight foundation is awesome.😊

[@Niveksllew]

Dude is a walking billboard

[@jackreacher2095]

Let the man make his money . He's earned it through blood

[@patoloquend0]

Gotta get paid

[@groundscum4-ps4pd]

Blame Dana for guys not getting their sponsorships anymore

[@Skyhi0]

how time flies and waits for no one, proud to say love ya bro, Godspeed

[@Ohsooowavy]

26:19 nice east bound and down reference.

[@5t0ng4]

100% respect for Dustin !!! He's playing the game with BSD. You loose, you win... no big deal: always in my heart .

[@derekbonin4996]

Why do so many people say lose wrong?

[@5t0ng4]

@@derekbonin4996 sorry mate, English is not my mother tong

[@superfastjellyfish78]

Yes, it’s a win win situation for both… People know Dustin and they will discover who is really BSD… epic fight

[@derekbonin4996]

@@5t0ng4 oh it's cool, wasn't even talking about you like that, so many people spell it like that

[@derekbonin4996]

@@superfastjellyfish78 should be a good fight, I'm going for Dustin because I'm from New Iberia Louisiana, one parish right below Lafayette, I probably live about 20 miles away from Dustin.

[@shaneconkrite3740]

Met Dustin In Boca Raton. He is incredible. He talked to me for 10 to 15 minutes. Humble man for sure. Made my year.

[@Onlybadtakes2589]

Props for not taking the Arman bait question

[@LakeNonaFan]

I thought it was good journalism. He ducked arman

[@Educate12]

So much Respect for an Og, Real One. 👊

[@franckcanadas9501]

I'm French and i support BSD 120%🐸 but Dustin Poirier seems to be a true good and humble guy, looking foward to it💪

[@emmanuelmakoba6085]

Always root for this guy 💪🏽

[@maximepare4987]

Im a Benoît fan but man do I appreciate Dustin !! Such a classy guy & a true warrior!

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

met him years ago at a PARTY - very cool chill dude !

[@100ovrbatmanbron7]

Dustin has definitely spoken about rankings before, maybe more than the average fighter

[@adamchalkley956]

When he heard he was ranked 11 I think he started second guessing his decision lol

[@Mr.1inamillion]

He’s rank 3 stop smoking

[@Lousasshol]

Good to see Dustin get the drive back to fight the tough up n comers in the division

[@noelperies8406]

Such a great person and down to earth. Im supporting BSD but hope its a classic fight

[@unsub6737]

Let's go Dustin, remind people who u are.

[@WindWalker1961]

Porier growing the sport through chance This Man is a Gangster

[@wolverinedz]

Huge fan of DP. You can tell he’s genuinely a good guy! 👏🏼

[@SillyOzzy]

The fact that he uses the day dedicated to him to give back to the community says all you need to know about him. Seems like such a beauty! Been my favourite fighter for years and years! Cant wait to see him fight BSD but at the same time I can’t help but be a little worried for DP! 🤞🏼

[@fitnrescue]

Rooting for St Denis but got huge respect for Poirier, he's a good guy.

[@timothylakosky6429]

You got it DP!! Gangster move not taking an easy fight!!

[@rocker1jul2010]

There are a few Fighters whose perceived value sky rocketed after fighting one particular opponent. They were good before, but no one really cared about them. You guys know who I am talking about 1. Khabib Nurumagomedov 2. Dustin Poririer

[@AndreiLucaa]

That’s because they smoked Conor.

[@TheTrueWelshIdiot]

Horrible, horrible take.

[@rocker1jul2010]

@@AndreiLucaa They did. But the world would have continued to ignore them had they not fought McGregor.

[@struBANG]

Finally clearing up the log jam at 155. The division needs this fight.

[@alexgonzalez8954]

Dude was forced to stop trying to duck the up and comers

[@juliendeniseducsport]

Dustin is an hall of famer no doubt, I personally regret he never gets a belt but he s about to let his top 5 spot to the next champ who s BSD

[@abstractMotivation]

dustin is the man, win or lose, i'll always be rooting for him. seriously, you'll rarely hear him say a negative thing about anyone and it just seems so genuine

[@TheLaird123]

22:05 someone pls send that to D.C. he's gonna have a laugh. Hope to hear them go at it next time DC interviews Poirier😂

[@richritchie5434]

Dustin the Diamonds 💎 is a real as they come . Been there done that. Dustin doesn’t need to sell a fight to the casual. He is been a top for a decade plus he a beast.

[@kelakogreenaddict1888]

As someone who said he should be out the rankings if the doesn’t wanna fight down, I fully respect DP for taking the BSD fight, because it’s way further down the rankings than he needed to go

[@LakeNonaFan]

He simultaneously ducked arman and beneil

[@kelakogreenaddict1888]

@@LakeNonaFan true, but now there’s more risk for less reward- It was a little cherry picked, but I respect that he’s at least fighting down and risking his rank. Beneil probably deserves an easier fight rn and arman bypassed Dustin- all works out in the end……..

[@cesarm4040]

Poirier respecting the game is pretty damn cool

[@randycantwell1275]

Grateful to witness the " DIAMOND " ERA. Let's fgn gooo DP. Pay the cost to be the boss !! 😮😮

[@ToyMachine6667]

“Feel it in my plums” great reference

[@alexgonzalez8954]

Let the boy watch ……

[@hunterthibodeaux9473]

Let’s go Dustin!!! 💎💎💎

[@bnegs521]

Dustin is the underdog but odds are closing closer to even.

[@dustinbrounce357]

My guy bro. My num 1 favorite person/fighter . Such a great human being. Really hope you get this dub. If i remember correctly , he hasn't never lost 2 in a row.

[@jeremytouchet1399]

Love when you interview DP

[@limbdown3624]

The amount of loaded questions by Ariel is crazy.

[@JesusRodriguez-gy5eu]

I was hoping this fight between Halloway and Poirier would have never happened I like both guys the are good fighters and they respect their opponents.

[@waltermartin8892]

The Diamond 💎

[@kappa138]

8:30 "My whole life I been a underdog" 🔥no fear

[@Habib_Osman]

Respect for Poirier!

[@godslastsoldier2627]

Legend of the game. Favorite fighter of all time. War.

[@josiericaro3347]

Feel it in my plumbs ! Great reference

[@kanewright9020]

Good luck Dustin - absolute legend!

[@allmyfriendsband]

Rampage a legitimate legend, the guy who got me into the sport. Super funny, always aware of his place in the sport. Warms my heart to see him looking great still. Him and Ariel are always money together

[@stevencoardvenice]

Rampage was such a beast. He demolished prime Lidell. Insane

[@SeenaAbedi]

I’m worried

[@pippinpadhalopsicopolis995]

they wanted to put Dustin on the 300 prelims

[@superfastjellyfish78]

Very honorable man, like Benoit. Benoit is not « a star in Europe » in fact, at least not yet. I’m glad he did accept this fight. Benoit has the same state of mind, if you’re a real fighter you fight anyone that presents to you. If you know Justin and you know BSD, you know this fight is going to be epic… no matter the outcome of the fight, both will be winners. For me, this fight is clearly a 50/50… Maybe I’m a little bit biased because I’m a French person, but I believe this fight is going to be remembered for a long time if it runs until the 3rd round at least. Justin really did well asking for 5! Both won’t give up Two real fighting spirits

[@fern4310]

Ariel tried to instigate beef inside of ATT

[@DarkPhantomSky]

Dustin is super dangerous, don't sleep on him. There is a reason Justin didn't necessarily wanna fight him again.

[@nickcharles6412]

Probably because he kicked his head off

[@bnegs521]

Ariel bringing up women fighters out of nowhere was just awkward.

[@user-uf2kq1nb4q]

😑

[@Pnw208]

Porier is the man! You’re my all time favorite bro! You’re a good person and you put it all out there every time! I think at Denis doesn’t deserve this shot yet. Connor should honestly fight him. He’s not a top 10 fighter anymore. I’d love to see st Denis end Connor’s career.

[@CodyOnIce]

My wife's 44th birthday is March 15. I can't wait to get her a card wishing her a very happy Dustin Poirier Day

[@Otan82]

Beware the ides of march!

[@dkrappenschitz9513]

Maury Povich be like "you are NOT the ..." Yknow. Just saying

[@noobciity321]

The man is a Legend

[@13badthings]

You respect the game. Game respects you! Lets go! Its a hurt business 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bnegs521]

Remember St Denis first fight in the UFC? I thought he may die in the cage. Dana kicked the ref out of the UFC

[@Mr.1inamillion]

So true lool

[@davemieze9021]

This is a big risk. For both fighters. Let’s go.

[@emilianozapata484]

Poirier is a real one

[@Hanashi_mma]

Lets goo dustin!!!

[@henkmallett8330]

Dp is the man! What a fighter!!!

[@tylerturrubiate3524]

Poirier gunna slap this dude up, I can feel it.

[@mrgoodcat899]

Not many fighters prefer the longer fight, Dustins a real dog man 🙏🏻

[@Mr.1inamillion]

Yea Dustin is a real one

[@bitcoingang9743]

Poirier Saint Denis ! Louisiana France stand up!

[@DaVinci-mb2wp]

Idky for my second favorite fighter, I don’t get nervous to see Dustin fight he’s a dawg.

[@FrxBass]

Congrats on the foundation Dustin

[@tonybowen455]

Anyone know what brand drink that was?

[@princecornel4984]

Dustin my favorite fighter of all time

[@evrardtheguy8922]

Dustin is a good guy!

[@eugen453]

Gooo Diamond D.P. from Croatian fans who are fans of one of the greatest Mirko Filipovic (Cro Cop) and Stipe Miocic...

[@tuffneggah]

dustin knows benoit retires him

[@bigal2417]

If he loses , I think so.😢

[@paulpanepinto9644]

He just said he has 6 fights left on his contract.

[@bluejay9235]

100%, that little stunt he pulled showed he's looking for a way out. Montanyo and Yair acted in similar ways when it became obvious they were going to duck Shevchenko and Zabit respectively.

[@bigal2417]

@paulpanepinto9644 so have many other retired fighters, doesn't mean to say they will not retire. The contacted fights are not compulsory to retire. Casual 😁

[@paulpanepinto9644]

@@bigal2417far from it. Dustin is a dog I don’t think he wants to go out on a loss.

[@Seniormando]

da legendary 💎💎💎 Dustin Poirier one of da all time goats

[@Sx-xy2zi]

Fubu love it

[@okrambo1]

Poirier always with the sick names for this sport: "The Theatre of the Unknown" - "The Hurt Business"

[@vishiminocha6908]

Like an MMA poet.

[@poatan6304]

Let's go DP, 💎💎💎 forever!

[@RogerM88]

UFC already gave enough money fights to Dustin. Is time to fight an upcoming prospect.

[@user-io5xd6to1k]

You sound goofy

[@anthony0187]

As a Dustin fan I actually agree

[@THESHADOWSIEGE]

I do think while Dustin/RDA and BSD vs Gamrot probably makes more sense career wise (RDA is a legend and has a top resume), in terms of fan friendly fights the UFC got it right, BSD vs Dustin gna be a banger, and i don’t really care about the rankings skip as the other good BSD fights in Hooker or Fiziev are injured and Dariush just lost, and everyone else at lightweight are booked except Turner

[@anasshahid224]

Dustin Poirier is the man! A true legend 👏👏👏👏🫡💎