‘I Can’t Believe He Said That’

Off the again of his spectacular victory over the surging, Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 299 over the course of final weekend, former interim light-weight titleholder, Dustin Poirier admits he was a bit ticked off by the commentary of stalwart favourite, Joe Rogan – adamantly denying claims he was fatigued within the bout.

Poirier, who retained his quantity three rank throughout the division’s rankings off the again of his win, fought via some notable adversity within the opening spherical in opposition to Nimes native, Saint-Denis, wrapping up a thunderous second spherical stoppage within the type of a KO win over the roughshod operating challenger.

Preventing off quite a few submission makes an attempt all through their 5 spherical scheduled bout, Poirier shelled up on the fence within the second body, earlier than unloading a counter left uppercut, momentarily dropping Saint-Denis to 1 knee.

And circling out, Poirier uncorked a whopper proper hook shot, sending Saint-Denis hurtling back to the canvas, forcing a stoppage with a large floor strike quickly thereafter.

Dustin Poirier displays on UFC 299 win

Reflecting on his win, Poirier, who has sights mounted on a stunning June return in a lightweight title siege against the undisputed, Islam Makhachev, admitted he took umbrage with some feedback from Rogan on comms at UFC 299.

“I rewatched the combat final night time with my spouse after we obtained again to Lousiana,” Dustin Poirier advised MMA Fighting. “Joe Rogan stated I used to be exhausted, stated I used to be drained like 5 occasions. Bor, I don’t get drained. I’ve a few of the finest cardio on this combat sh*t that we do. Like, I can go 25 minutes, exhausting, cracking the entire time, I can’t imagine he stated that – I felt good.

“…I believed I used to be gonna have to interrupt him (Benoit Saint-Denis) down, put on him down a bit bit extra however I caught him in the midst of a trad when his chin was up and his physique wasn’t set for that proper hook. The timing of it was simply excellent to whip his mind round.” 

Addressing his loss to Poirier, Saint-Denis, who noticed his gorgeous profitable run of finishes halted at UFC 299, confirmed speculation that he was suffering with an infection throughout combat week – revealing he required antibiotics to battle the setback – which finally effected his cardio. 

What’s subsequent for Dustin Poirier after his blistering win at UFC 299?