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Dustin Poirier reveals nasty injury list after UFC 302 fight loss: ‘Broken nose, broken ribs and my ACL is torn’

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Former interim lightweight titleholder, Dustin Poirier has revealed a nasty list of injuries suffered in his title fight loss to Islam Makhachev over the course of last weekend at UFC 302 – including a fractured nose and a partially torn ACL.

Poirier, the current number four ranked divisional contender, headlined UFC 302 over the course of last weekend in New Jersey, attempting to land the undisputed crown in a championship challenge against pound-for-pound best, Makhachev.

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Dustin Poirier reveals nasty injury list after UFC 302 fight loss: 'Broken nose, broken ribs and my ACL is torn' 2

Turning in a competitive display and valiant effort against the Russian, former interim champion, Poirier was eventually forced to tap in the fifth and final round against the former, dropping a D’Arce choke submission, before eventually going unconscious himself.