There’s something about struggling that teaches you to appreciate things a little bit more. It’s not that you have to struggle in order to really value the things that come your way, but the fruits of your labors always seem to taste a little sweeter when the path to success has been lined with stumbles, setbacks and failures.
That’s why after more than a decade as a professional fighter and nearly nine years into his UFC career, Dustin Poirier feels poised to shock the world on Saturday, September 7 in Abu Dhabi when he takes on Khabib Nurmagomedov in a battle to crown the undisputed lightweight champion in the main event of UFC 242.