Biography
Dustin Poir entered the Professional League Mixed Matrial Arts (MMA, mixed martial arts) in 2009. Before his blows, Glava Eddie Alvarez, Anthony Pettis, Bobby Green, Max Holloway. Separate attention in his professional biography deserve battles with McGregor Corporal, because interpersonal conflicts were added to the sports confrontation of athletes.Childhood and youth
Dustin Glenn Poire was born on January 19, 1989 in Lafayette, Louisiana. It has French roots, represents the subsidical group of Kajunov.
About the early period of the biography of Poir knows a little. The young man began to measure the forces still at school - Dustin fought on his hands with classmates from Northside High School. The guys who did not participate, set the money to the victory of competing, and Poir often disappeared Kush. Comic school fights made the young man think about physical superiority as a way to earn money.
Martial arts
In 2009, 20-year-old Dustin Poir entered the MMA professional league. Before the speech in the WEC against Danny Castillo Dustin Poir won 7 victories over professional fighters. Ronnie Lisa and Neuta Jolly The guy made to surrender, applying the elbow lever, Daniel Watts and Aaron Suarez sent to knockouts. Already on these battles it is clear that the strong side of the Pool - hands.In August 2010, Danny Castillo violated the advantage of the rival, the unanimous decision of the jury becoming the winner. After 3 months, the Poir rehabilitated, challenges Zack Miklrayta. The battle became the second and last within the framework of the WEC promotion. In October 2010, WEC was united with a more famous promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
In May 2012, UFC arranged a special evening called "Korean Zombie against Poir." At that time, Dustin first became the main event of the promotion competition. However, the battle for him was unsuccessful - Korean Chon Chhan Son in the 4th round applied against Poir, stroke d'Ascene.
Speech against American Cabab Swanson in February 2013 should not be discussed in the asset of the most exciting fights of Dustina Poir. Rivals were ready to break each other in octave. Poir worked hard worked, Swanson beat his head and applied submission attempts. According to the unanimous decision of judges, the victory went to Kaba.
A short series of victories that followed after this was violated a member of the Poir with Corporal McGregor in September 2014: after 2 minutes, Irishman sent an opponent to the technical knockout. Later, Dustin noted in an interview that the fight with McGregor helped him grow.
The first rival of the Pool in lightweight (now with 175 cm height, it weighs 70 kg) became Karlus Dog Ferreira. He knocked out the Portuguese at the 3rd minute. The fight brought Dustina the first award Performance of the Night and the fee of $ 118 thousand. Speech against Yansi Medeuros also brought victory and second Performance of the Night.
The victory over Bobby Green in June 2016 brought a Pharel $ 110 thousand. A short series of victories of the Frenchman interrupted defeat from Michael Johnson's hands in September of the same year.
Season 2017 started with a fierce battle with Jim Miller. The fight ended with the victory of Pool, a fee of $ 50 thousand and the award of Fight of the Night. Then Anthony Pettis and Justin Geyji from strikes Dustina "broke". Both battles brought the Performance of the Night.
An American Eddie Alvarez is the only fighter with which Poir has met in octave twice. Their first fight in May 2017 was recognized as invalid, because men applied forbidden strikes. The meeting in July 2018 ended the victory of Pool.
2018 brought the Dustine meeting with the former long-term WSOF champion Justin Geyji. Poir at that evening turned out to be stronger: in the 4th round he won the technical knockout.
On April 13, 2019, the American spent a match-revenge against Max Holloose as part of Interim UFC Lightweight Championship. The victory remained for the Dustin unanimous decision of the Judge Board, thanks to which Poir was awarded the Title of the UFC Temporary Champion.
In early September 2019, a fight was held in the capital of the UAE, which MMA fans were waiting for several months. A Russian athlete Habib Nurmagomedov came across Dustina Poir. Fighters will fight for the world title. The battle continued until the 3rd round, in which the American failed defeat. In his career it became the sixth. Dagestana applied the rejection, thereby disrupting the opponent from the battle. The American fee amounted to $ 290 thousand, the winner received a total of a little more than $ 6 million.
The relationship between the fighters was established respectful, as Khabib said. Avathere to the sign of Friendship was put on the contest, after the competition, the opponent's T-shirt and handed it to the auction of the betrayal organization Poir.
Personal life
The wife of Dustin is called Jolie. Young people became acquainted in the early 2000s, when both were 14 years old. Since then, the couple does not part. The wedding of the athlete took place 6 years after the acquaintance with the girl. Then they moved from their native Louisiana in Florida. In a new place, Dustina has opened wide prospects in a professional plan.
On August 20, 2016, Pair had a daughter Parker Noel Poir. The stages of her mature father illuminates with the help of a photo in "Instagram" and "Twitter". More children spouse do not plan yet.
Jolie is engaged in socially useful things. The spouse supported his wife in organizing the Good Foundation Charitable Foundation. The company is engaged in selling things athletes at auctions, the funds received from which are listed for the help of poor.
Dustin - Tattoo fan. The first drawing on the body of the fighter caused 14 years. Now his chest and hands are made by images, including the name of the daughter.
Dustin Poir now
In January 2021, a fight-revenge between Dustin and Conor was held. The latter promised to repeat his success, but the contrament was stopped by the referee in the middle of the 2nd round, when Poirsa finished the enemy. Then McGregor took the defeat with dignity, explaining in an interview that his inactiveness and inaction in octave became the causes of such an outcome.Of course, the fans expected to see the third meeting of opponents, and she did not make himself wait. On July 10, the fighters again clapped in the ring. And this time the audience saw the early completion of the battle. In the 1st round, Konor unsuccessfully occurred, after which the doctors were diagnosed with a fracture. The victory was awarded Poir.
However, the real drama unfolded after the end of the meeting. McGregor began to shout off the insult towards his opponent's spouse. And Dustin promised that he would definitely solve his questions with a conor - or in octave, or beyond.
In the meantime, the UFC president in an interview after the tournament gave to understand the fans about the high probability of revenge between them if the health condition of the defeated fighter comes to normal.
Awards and titles
- 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018 - Fight of the Night
- 2012, 2018 - Fight of the Year
- 2015, 2018 - Performance Of The Night