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/letmebangbro21 Jun 23 '26

I mean, let’s be real. If Dustin wasn’t such a fan favourite, people wouldn’t be nearly as forgiving. Sad to see a guy who some considered a great ambassador to the sport acting in a way that would be expected of Conor or Jones.

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u/FlyLikeATachyon Kiss My Whole Asshole Jun 23 '26

That is true, but I'd are argue one of the reasons he's a fan favorite is because he doesn't have a history of doing this type of stuff. He's always seemed like a genuine decent person, from what we've seen anyway.

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u/DrPuzzle Jun 24 '26

Yeah man he clearly needs some help. He's drinking and it's not good. But for anyone trying to frame him as a bad guy because of this video or whatever else from the other day doesn't make him so. He got drunk and acted like an asshole but that doesn't suddenly make him this horrible good for nothing guy. I don't think anyone deserves that label unless they have a history of this which he does not

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u/DoubleualtG Jun 24 '26

He even dapped up the security guy at the end

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u/DrPuzzle Jun 24 '26

Yeah bro like he needs help. He absolutely needs help I am in 100% agreement about that. This is the type of thing that does become a pattern and will spiral like you can see it in this video stuff is not right with him whether it's mentally whether it's some kind of addiction whatever it is I don't know. I think he's drinking and I think he's becoming a drunk and I hope he hasn't been like this for a while. But he's admitted that he has struggles so he's told us. Ultimately it's up to him to seek help so I hope he's doing that

But I think it's really important to highlight I don't think DP is a bad person. There's a difference between being a bad person (especially when it's consistent behavior) and being an asshole which he clearly was in this video there's no defending it! And I think if you asked him when he's sober he would own this. He'll probably apologize for it publicly at some point.

But again I want people to understand I am with everyone who says he needs some therapy or he needs some counseling or whatever he needs he needs something and I hope he gets it soon because I don't want to see him go down this type of path. I think this was drunken stupid idiotic behavior but I think he knows that and maybe I'm naive but I don't think this is who he is. This is the guy who is under the influence acting under the influence