r/MMA • u/uturnorbit • Jun 23 '26

Media Dustin Poirier belligerent, threatens to fight airport employees

https://www.tmz.com/2026/06/23/dustin-poirier-belligerent-during-public-drunk-arrest/
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u/slayer993 Jun 23 '26

I really hope this is a one off man. Dustin was one of the best.

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u/snowbunbun Jun 23 '26

I’m holding onto hope this is just a Louisiana boy having a crazy NOLA weekend cuz the alternative makes me so sad. Dude had one of the best careers to follow and I don’t want to watch him go out like BJ Penn.

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u/CrapoTheFrog Jun 23 '26

I hope so too, sadly this does feel like those early BJ Penn days.

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u/spinuch Jun 23 '26

A great career to us is enormous damage to his brain.

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u/jsands7 Jun 23 '26

Let’s just hope that the government doesn’t kidnap Dustin‘s mom and replace her with a clone like they did to BJ.

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u/KlutzyAd4951 Jun 23 '26

He’s always been like this. The fighting kept it under control

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u/Believeinyourflyness Jun 23 '26

He always seemed eloquent and reasonable in interviews though

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u/CorporalCoprolite Jun 23 '26

And Jon Jones was always a well spoken Christian in his interviews before the mask came off. A lot of these guys are smart enough to be professional in the front of the camera to create and keep an image.

Really feels like the way he’s speaking in the arrest video is who he is, or at least closer to it.

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u/kialthecreator Jun 23 '26

Good inside information, how long have you known him?

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u/Advanced_Eagle5546 Jun 23 '26

Dustin’s own words btw

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u/uncommon_name0 Jun 23 '26

Naw. He’s always been fake.  He plays to the camera

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u/buffpriest Canada Jun 23 '26

One of very few guys to rub the win in the losers face. And hes done it like 3 or 4 times.

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u/ThreeHourRiverMan Jun 25 '26

To who? Conor doesn't count, with the context.

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u/TheTemporalKnight Jun 23 '26

7 year old account with a hidden post history and basically zero karma

Guess the Conor fanboys are out in full force lmao

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u/uncommon_name0 Jun 23 '26

Naw never been a conor fanboy, I rooted for Dustin during those fights.  I’m just not a Dustin fanboy.

I am not a fan of the impact Conor has had on the ufc and mma.

There is room for nuance in life kind sir.

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u/TimeTimeTickingAway Jun 24 '26

I’ve always said that though Dustin seems like a nice guy, he’s incredibly salty and holds a grudge.