Poirier: I’d be broke and brain dead if I thought like a fan
Dustin Poirier: “Hey, I’m a prizefighter and the prize wasn’t right. So we came back home and we’ll see what happens next. It’s that simple.”
Dustin Poirier received some criticism from fans after decided not to fight a replacement opponent at last week’s UFC Fight Night 76 in Dublin, Ireland. However, the veteran lightweight recently told the MMA Hour that his decision was the right one and that he won’t make a wrong decision based off fan approval:
“If I would have thought like fans think, I’d be broke and brain dead and fighting everybody every weekend,” Poirier told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “Hey, I’m a prizefighter and the prize wasn’t right. So we came back home and we’ll see what happens next. It’s that simple. I was there to hold up my end of the bargain. Norman Parke was there trying to save his career.”
The negativity from fans didn’t really bother Poirier. However, hearing it from his fellow fighters was kind of a blow and surprise.
“It does piss me off,” he said. “They see an opportunity to get their name on a headline or something. They’re just trying to jump on an opportunity. And I understand that. But it’s kind of ridiculous on my end.”
