In Eighth Grade I Was Getting in a Lot of Trouble”- Dustin Poirier Details His Start of MMA Career - EssentiallySports
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UFC lightweight fighter Dustin Poirier reveals that he had a troubled childhood. He also shed light on how he got into boxing and MMA.
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Dustin Poirier has 6 total wins over 4 different undisputed UFC Champions, and a win over an Interim champion despite never holding undisputed gold himself : r/MMA
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You gotta respect Dustin Poirier for this mentality 🫡💎
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UFC fighter Dustin Poirier reconnects with his 8th-grade teacher
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Dustin Poirier's coach lobbies for UFC title shot next, million-dollar payday
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