Dustin Poirier Didn't Get The Win In His Final Fight, But He Did Receive An All Time Send Off

What a god damn fight Dustin Poirier vs Max Holloway III just was. That was incredible. Max rocked Dustin, Dustin rocked Max - I thought the fight was gonna get finished by both of them at different points; it was everything we wanted and more outta Poirier's final twenty five minutes in the octagon. Definitely the epitome of a BMF Championship fight....

Max controlled the majority of the fight and got the decision, and I don't want to take anything away from the amazing performance he put on - but tonight obviously wasn't about that. It was about celebrating the career of Dustin Poirier ahead of his retirement, and I'm not sure any fighter has had a more extravagant send off in UFC history.

From the card being put in his home state, to Weezy walking him out, to the video packages that have played all night....

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It's as storybook an ending as you could ask for without the win. And I know MMA retirements don't typically last, but I definitely believe Poirier when he says he's done. He has talked about hating fight week/having anxieties about it for years and has plenty of other ventures (see: Poirier's Louisiana Style Hot Sauce) that will make up for the money missed out on fighting. I think he'll be just fine. 

Plus, it'd be awkward as hell to come back after all that!

Congrats on a phenomenal career Dustin Poirier, and thank you for all of the entertainment over the years.

P.S. Max Holloway keeping his post-fight speech short and hyping Poirier up during his was classy as hell….