Dustin Poirier’s American Top Team teammates have taken to his defense and blasted Arman Tsarukyan.
After Poirier suffered a fifth-round submission loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC 302, Tsarukyan, the presumed No. 1 contender at lightweight, took aim at Poirier. Tsarukyan claimed Poirier was mentally broken and gave up in the fifth round.
“The first round went to Makhachev,” Tsarukyan told Outside MMA (via MMAMania). “I thought, ‘Damn, this Poirier is a complete sack.’ Then I saw that Poirier turned on, and Islam got tired and the fight became more interesting.