Dustin Poirier is on a long road to recovery after going toe-to-toe with Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 over the weekend … revealing the extensive list of injuries he sustained during the fight.
“The Diamond” — who lost to the champ via fifth-round submission on Saturday — took to X on Wednesday to disclose the damage he’s dealing with in the days following the bout … and it sounds painful as hell.
“Nose is broken bad, rib is broken and my ACL is partially torn,” Poirier said minutes ago … while adding it’s all part of “FIGHT LIFE.”
Certainly a lot to deal with for the current #4-ranked lightweight in the UFC … who has since returned home to Louisiana on Tuesday for some much-deserved R&R following the gruesome bout.
It is a tough blow for the UFC great … as he was chasing down his first-ever undisputed UFC title of his career.
You may recall — Poirier won the interim lightweight championship against Max Holloway back in April of 2019 … but was unable to claim undisputed status following a third-round submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov just a few months later.
At 35 years old — albeit still looking good — Poirier hinted at his post-fight press conference that 302 might have been the last time we saw him in Octagon … but stopped short of saying it with 100% certainty.
“I don’t want the sport to retire me and squeeze me out,” Poirier said. “I don’t want to be one of those guys hanging on. I honor and respect [this sport] too much. We’ll see, I don’t know, but this could be my last fight.”
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Poirier is not putting a timeline on his decision … but he plans to spend time with his family and talk it over with his loved ones and his coaches.
In the end … it was great fight and one hell of a career — if this really is the end.