Dustin Poirier is an American former mixed martial artist, born on 19 January 1989 in Lafayette, Louisiana, of Cajun heritage. He competed professionally from 2009 to 2025, fighting in the featherweight and lightweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he was an interim lightweight champion and challenged three times for the undisputed lightweight title and twice for the BMF title. After a loss to Chan Sung Jung he moved to American Top Team in South Florida. His rematch and trilogy bouts with Conor McGregor were among the highest-selling pay-per-view events in UFC history, and he tied for the second most Fight of the Night awards with ten.
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He formerly competed in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
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where he was an interim UFC Lightweight Champion
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is an American former professional mixed martial artist
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is an American former professional mixed martial artist
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Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
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After his loss to Chan Sung Jung, Poirier moved to American Top Team.
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