A viral video has emerged on the Internet of UFC superstar Dustin Poirier knocking down an amateur fighter ahead of his UFC 264 bout against Conor McGregor. The video was released by controversial UFC star Colby Covington for the assumed reason that the video might damage Poirier’s reputation.
Covington posted, “The guy wearing full nerf gear head to toe to protect his face and his feelings is Poirier. The guy with no headgear, wrestling credentials or brain cells left is ‘khabib.’ @DustinPoirier Good guy? Bad guy? You be the judgeMan judge #AndNew #UFC264”.
In the video, Poirier can be seen knocking down the other fighter with a savage right hook after walking him down to the cage wall.
“The Diamond” didn’t respond to the post, but his American Top Team stablemate Jorge Masvidal did.
The UFC’s “BMF” champ posted, “Why don’t you post the video of @DustinPoirier dropping you with a body shot? Always hating on people with power #supernecessary”.
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 takes place on July 10 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Poirier defeated McGregor by second-round knockout at UFC 257 in January 2021, and McGregor stopped Poirier in the first round in a featherweight contest back in 2014.
Now, the two UFC stars are headed into an important trilogy fight. The card also includes a welterweight battle between popular contenders Gilbert Burns and Stephen Thompson, as well as several other high-profile battles.
Covington slamming Poirier isn’t something new. The UFC welterweight star has done that repeatedly since being booted from American Top Team last year, and he’s done the same to other ex-teammates, too.
Of course, Covington has also been known to slam McGregor, so the brash welterweight star might just be the kind of person who tries to make waves in the sport however he can.
Regardless, Covington seems to imply from his post that Poirier did something wrong in the clip.
However, it should be noted that the video is only about 16 seconds long, and it was posted without any kind of context whatsoever.
Pro MMA fighters and boxers often work with all sorts of other fighters as they prepare for their fights, both other pro fighters and amateur ones, too.
That Poirier would be working with an amateur fighter isn’t news or uncommon in any way.
That he knocked one to the ground might be, but that could have happened for any number of reasons.
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