Dustin Poirier
American mixed martial artist
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| 2024 | Nominated for UFC President's Choice Fight of the Year for fights against Benoît Saint Denis and Islam Makhachev |
| June 1 2024 | Dustin Poirier is scheduled to fight Islam Makhachev at UFC 302. |
| June 1 2024 | Dustin Poirier fought Islam Makhachev for the UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 302, where he lost via a D'Arce choke in the fifth round. Despite the loss, the fight earned him another Fight of the Night award and a $50,000 bonus. |
| March 9 2024 | Dustin Poirier faced Benoît Saint Denis in a 5 round co-main event at UFC 299, winning the bout by knockout in the second round. This victory earned him another Fight of the Night award. |
| 2023 | Dustin Poirier was featured as a playable character in EA Sports UFC 5. |
| July 2023 | Poirier spent a day with a 17-year-old boy and cancer patient as part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation while training for UFC 291. |
| July 29 2023 | Dustin Poirier faced Justin Gaethje in a rematch of their 2018 bout for the symbolic 'baddest motherfucker' ('BMF') belt at UFC 291. Poirier lost the fight via head kick knockout in round two. |
| November 12 2022 | Dustin Poirier faced Michael Chandler at UFC 281 and won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the third round. This victory earned him the Fight of the Night award. |
| January 5 2022 | Poirier announced the launch of his bourbon 'Rare Stash' on Twitter. |
| 2021 | Dustin Poirier became the Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. |
| 2021 | After his bout with Charles Oliveira, Poirier pledged $20,000 to a charity of Oliveira's choosing in Brazil, which was directed to the Charles Oliveira Institute for teaching martial arts to children. |
| 2021 | After UFC 257, there was controversy as McGregor was scheduled to donate $500,000 to the Good Fight Foundation, but Poirier stated in April 2021 that the donation had not been made. |
| December 12 2021 | Dustin Poirier fought Charles Oliveira at UFC 269 but lost the match. |
| December 11 2021 | Dustin Poirier fought Charles Oliveira for the UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 269 but lost the fight via a standing rear-naked choke submission in the third round. |
| July 2021 | Poirier released a special 'Heatonist K.O.' edition of his Louisiana Style hot sauce, further developing his culinary brand. |
| July 2021 | A special edition of Poirier's hot sauce, named 'Heatonist K.O.', was released. |
| July 10 2021 | Poirier faced Conor McGregor for the third time at UFC 264 and won the fight in round one via technical knockout after the ringside doctor stopped the bout due to McGregor suffering a broken tibia. |
| March 15 2021 | Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory declared March 15, 2021, as Dustin Poirier Day in Lafayette, Louisiana, and awarded Poirier a key to the city in recognition of his charity work. |
| January 2021 | Dustin Poirier's rematch against Conor McGregor was awarded Fight of the Month by MMAJunkie.com. |
| January 24 2021 | Dustin Poirier faced Conor McGregor in a rematch at UFC 257, winning the fight via technical knockout in the second round, becoming the first person to defeat McGregor by knockout in an MMA bout. |
| 2020 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, Poirier's foundation donated 1,000 meals to the employees of three hospitals in Lafayette. |
| 2020 | Dustin Poirier was featured as a playable character in EA Sports UFC 4. |
| December 8 2020 | Dustin Poirier announced the release of his Cajun hot sauce brand 'Poirier's Louisiana Style' in collaboration with Heartbeat Hot Sauce Co. |
| June 27 2020 | Dustin Poirier faced Dan Hooker at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker and won the fight by unanimous decision. This victory was significant as it earned him his seventh Fight of the Night award and the bout was widely regarded as one of the greatest fights of the year. |
| June 26 2020 | Poirier was awarded the Forrest Griffin Community Award by UFC for his charitable contributions. |
| February 21 2020 | Poirier was set to face Garry Tonon in a grappling match at the SubStars event, intending to donate ticket sales and part of his purse to his foundation; however, the match was canceled due to Tonon's injury. |
| September 7 2019 | Poirier fought Khabib Nurmagomedov in a title unification bout for the undisputed UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 242. He lost the match via rear-naked choke submission in the third round. |
| July 2019 | Received World MMA Awards Fighting Spirit of the Year for charity work through Good Fight Foundation |
| June 2019 | Dustin Poirier was recognized with multiple accolades including being ranked #4 Fight of the Year for his bout against Max Holloway. |
| April 13 2019 | Dustin Poirier faced Max Holloway for the Interim UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 236. Poirier won the fight by unanimous decision, breaking Holloway's thirteen fight win-streak and earning the Fight of the Night award, marking his fourth consecutive performance bonus. |
| 2018 | Dustin Poirier was featured as a playable character in EA Sports UFC 3. |
| 2018 | Poirier auctioned his UFC Fight Night 120 and UFC on Fox 29 fight kits, raising money for the family of a deceased Lafayette police officer and the Acadiana Outreach Center respectively. |
| October 10 2018 | It was announced that Dustin Poirier pulled out of his scheduled fight against Nate Diaz, which was set to take place on November 3, 2018, at Madison Square Garden, due to a hip injury, resulting in the cancellation of the bout. |
| July 28 2018 | Poirier fought Eddie Alvarez in a rematch at UFC on Fox 30, winning the fight via TKO in the second round and earning the Performance of the Night award. |
| April 2018 | In April 2018, Poirier and his wife founded the Good Fight Foundation to support various charitable causes. |
| April 14 2018 | Dustin Poirier faced Justin Gaethje at UFC on Fox 29 and won the fight via TKO in the fourth round, earning the Fight of the Night bonus award. |
| April 14 2018 | Dustin Poirier faced Justin Gaethje in a highly acclaimed match that was awarded Fight of the Year by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, MMAWeekly.com, and MMA Fighting. |
| 2017 | Dustin Poirier auctioned his UFC 211 kit on eBay to raise money for Second Harvest Food Bank, with the highest bidder paying $5,100 for his fighting gear. |
| November 11 2017 | Poirier faced Anthony Pettis at UFC Fight Night 120 and won the fight via TKO after Pettis tapped out due to a broken rib caused by a body triangle. This fight also earned Poirier the Fight of the Night bonus award. |
| May 2017 | Poirier fought Eddie Alvarez at UFC 211. The fight was declared a no contest after Alvarez landed two illegal knee strikes while Poirier was considered a grounded opponent. |
| February 11 2017 | Dustin Poirier challenged Jim Miller at UFC 208 and won the fight via majority decision. The victory earned him $50,000 and his third Fight of the Night bonus award, although he was suspended indefinitely due to injuries sustained during the match. |
| 2016 | Dustin Poirier and his wife welcomed their first child. |
| 2016 | Dustin Poirier was featured as a playable character in EA Sports UFC 2. |
| September 17 2016 | In his second main-event bout, Dustin Poirier faced Michael Johnson at UFC Fight Night 94 but lost the fight via first-round knockout. |
| June 4 2016 | Poirier fought Bobby Green at UFC 199 and achieved victory via knockout in the first round. |
| January 2 2016 | Dustin Poirier faced Joseph Duffy at UFC 195 and won the fight by unanimous decision, after the bout, he was hospitalized for a broken nose. |
| June 6 2015 | Poirier fought Yancy Medeiros at UFC Fight Night 68 and won the match via TKO in the first round, having dropped Medeiros twice with punches. This fight earned Poirier his second Performance of the Night bonus award. |
| April 4 2015 | Dustin Poirier faced Carlos Diego Ferreira in a lightweight bout at UFC Fight Night 63 and won the fight via knockout in the first round. This victory marked Poirier's first Performance of the Night bonus award and included a disclosed pay of $118,000, which was his highest disclosed pay at that time. |
| 2014 | After losing to McGregor, Poirier moved up a weight class to the Lightweight division, stating that previous weight cuts were distracting him from training and declaring his intent to win the belt in this division. |
| 2014 | Dustin Poirier was featured as a playable character in EA Sports UFC. |
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