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UFC star Dustin Poirier revealed that he was banged up heading into his lightweight title fight against Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 earlier this month, which ended in a fifth-round submission loss.
During an appearance on Monday's episode of The MMA Hour, Poirier told Ariel Helwani that he suffered a rib injury halfway through training camp. However, he never considered pulling out of the fight and didn't blame the injury for his loss to Makhachev.
This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.