The wife of Dustin Poirier apparently blames the UFC of one missing piece of his career puzzle on MMA's largest stage.
Poirier will have his last dance on UFC 318 this Saturday when he takes the walk close to home in Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
'The Diamond' announced his plans for a farewell fight after his last attempt to capture the undisputed lightweight title 13 months ago, and that will come when Poirier retires at UFC 318 in a BMF title fight against well -known opponent Max Holloway.
Although he has the chance to go out by adding the symbolic belt to his CV, Poirier will close his career without becoming undisputed king. In the eyes of his wife, that is due to a judgment in the opinion of the UFC.
Dustin Poirier's wife insists that he should have been a UFC lightweight champion after switching out Conor McGregor
In a recent Instagram message, the ESPN MMA account posted DM answers after he had asked a number of remarkable names to share their best memories from the UFC career of Poirier. Participating in responding Daniel Cormier and Jorge Masvidal when responding was the wife of the UFC 318 Headliner, Jolie, who has been everywhere by his side.
She emphasized the Shock -Knock from Poirier against McGregor in January 2021 and did not forget to repeat her frustration about the lack of gold on the line.
“There are so much that it is difficult to choose from,” Jolie wrote.
“He probably saw him win the belt against Max in 2019 and then see him in 2021 Conor Knock -Out Knock -Out when everyone watched him. And he should have run away that night with the undisputed 155 title, because it was abandoned Lol #Stillsalty”
Although the lightweight belt was not officially abandoned at the time, Khabib Nurmagomedov had announced its retirement three months earlier after submitting Justin Gaethje in his last fight.
With that in mind, many shared Jolie's thoughts and wondered why the promotion had not made the UFC 257 head event between Poirier and McGregor for the undisputed title of 155 pounds.
Alexander Volkanovski picks up the Conor McGregor from Dustin Poirier
Poirier continued to add a new victory over McGregor in their notorious trilogy, which ended in a horribly broken leg for the Irishman. The two wins in the former Champkamp are among the most memorable in Poirier's career.
UFC Vederweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski, however, recently went in a different direction when assessing which of the triumphs of the Louisianan “stands out” above the rest.
Volkanovski pointed out Poirier's Ko against Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 299 in Miami, where it was compared to his own recent victory over a young up-and-comer to prove that he still has gas in the tank.
“This is a bit tricky, because he has had so many larger fights, such as your Conor McGregors,” during a recent appearance on the main event of FOX Sports. “But one thing that strikes me is Benoit Saint-Denis.
“I think that is a fight that actually stands out, just because it came from a bad loss where people would have thought:” Ah, he is ready. ” (Counter) a hot prospect, lots of hype for this guy.
“And just comes out and just – also on wild fashion, as Dustin Poirier always does, gets the victory,” Volkanovski added. “That just means a lot because I have been situations in them. I just know how big that is for your career.
“For him to bounce back and also get a title fight, incredible fight that was, and now also ends with the BMF fight, I just think that the bounce back is so far in his career and still to be at the top just impressive. That distinguishes me.”