Over the course of 30 professional fights in a nearly decade-long career, Dustin Poirier has never had to pull out of a scheduled bout.
Until last week.
One of mixed martial arts’ toughest customers had to withdraw from his highly anticipated UFC 230 bout against Nate Diaz at Madison Square Garden in New York. And it wasn’t a freak accident in training or anything along those lines which was the cause.
Rather, the elite lightweight contender revealed on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour with Luke Thomas, it was a matter of finally having to throw in the towel on a long-standing nagging injury.