Dustin Poirier Says He Suffered Broken Nose, Rib During UFC 302 Fight

Dustin Poirier is on a protracted highway to restoration after going toe-to-toe with Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 over the weekend … revealing the intensive checklist of accidents he sustained through the combat.

“The Diamond” — who misplaced to the champ through fifth-round submission on Saturday — took to X on Wednesday to reveal the harm he is coping with within 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 stated minutes in the past … whereas including it is all a part of “FIGHT LIFE.”

Definitely rather a lot to cope with for the present #4-ranked light-weight within the UFC … who has since returned dwelling to Louisiana on Tuesday for some much-deserved R&R following the ugly bout.

It’s a robust blow for the UFC nice … as he was chasing down his first-ever undisputed UFC title of his profession.

Chances are you’ll recall — Poirier received the interim light-weight championship in opposition to Max Holloway again in April of 2019 … however was unable to say undisputed standing following a third-round submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov just some months later.

At 35 years previous — albeit nonetheless trying good — Poirier hinted at his post-fight press convention that 302 might need been the final time we noticed him in Octagon … however stopped wanting saying it with 100% certainty.

“I don’t want the sport to retire me and squeeze me out,” Poirier stated. “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.”

Poirier just isn’t placing a timeline on his determination … however he plans to spend time together with his household and discuss it over together with his family members and his coaches.