Dustin Poirier received a pension gift after his fifth consecutive UFC title fighting loss.
Poirier's pension fight was one for the books, when he and Max Holloway delivered one of the best fights of the year at UFC 318 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Earlier with 2-0 against Holloway, Poirier lost their trilogy due to a unanimous decision after five rounds of action.
The 36-year-old Poirier does not go in to become the undisputed lightweight champion on three separate occasions and lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov, Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev. He also lost to Justin Gaethje in a BMF title fight in 2023, making him 1-5 in title fights.
'The Diamond' now owns two belts after his retirement, the interim title he won against Holloway in 2019 and the DIY belt that his daughter made for him.
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Dustin Poirier shows off his daughter with 'Best Dad Ever' belt
Poirier returned to his family in Lafayette, Louisiana, with his daughter, Parker, happy to have him at home.
On Monday, Poirier shared that Parker gave him a UFC-like belt made of cardboard reading 'Best dad ever'.
“She said you didn't get the BMF rim,” said Poirier in the Ariel Helwani show.
“And also, she hates curse words and things like that. So she didn't like the BMF -Riem, but she gave me this. She made this for me.”
The daughter of Dustin Poirier gave him a “best father ever” belt after his pension fight 🥹❤️
“I don't have the BMF, but I have the NDE … I am proud of this. Life is a good man.”
🎥 @arielhelwani pic.twitter.com/GKG2OJPBG7
– Championship Rounds (@champrds) July 21, 2025
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“I don't have the BMF, but I have the nde, Bro.
“Where the BMF belt would go, I got this bad boy,” Poirier added.
“This is one of one here. Dear dad ever belt. I am proud of this, man. Life is good.”
Dustin Poirier gets a new skin in UFC 5
Days after his retirement, EA Sports UFC 5 announced that this version of Poirier will be a unlockable skin or 'alter ego'.
In honor of the last fight of Poirier, the developers of VideoGames will release a UFC 318 alter ego for Poirier for free.
“His statistics that reflect its UFC 318 performance are updated in our next set Stat -updates,” wrote the developer on X.
The in-game statistics and the skill assessment of Poirier could possibly go down, because the 36-year-old was almost ready in the first round and was quite decided by Holloway.