Dana White confirms Dustin Poirier’s last dance at home

Dustin Poirier is acceptable to adjacent a large section successful his career. And wherever would it beryllium amended than astatine home? UFC 318, scheduled for July 19 successful New Orleans, volition beryllium the signifier for the farewell of a combatant who has entered the cage for years with unthinkable bosom and determination.

This 35-year-old has been talking astir the extremity of his vocation for a agelong time, but present helium has officially made the decision. Opponent? No little than aged acquaintance Max Holloway. Both cognize what to expect from each other, arsenic they person already shared the Octagon twice.

The archetypal PPV lawsuit successful New Orleans aft a full decennary was organized precisely due to the fact that of Dustin, and this was confirmed by the main antheral of the UFC.

– "Honestly, this full lawsuit is due to the fact that of Dustin. He wanted it. He wanted the past combat and the extremity of his vocation here, successful New Orleans. And present we are," Dana White told WDSU.

Louisiana 2015

Many person forgotten that helium past performed successful his autochthonal Louisiana backmost successful 2015, erstwhile helium knocked retired Yancy Medeiros. While the existent rubric eluded him, the sanction of this combatant volition stay inscribed successful aureate letters. It's not casual to beryllium successful the apical for 15 years, and that's precisely what helium managed to do.

- "He is presently 5th successful the satellite successful the lightweight category. He has been astatine the apical of the satellite rankings for years. He has achieved a lot. He is 1 of the top of each time. Thousands of fighters person passed done the UFC, I don't cognize precisely wherever I would fertile him, but helium surely belongs among the legends" - said White.

The 3rd lucifer against Holloway carries some emotion and history. Poirier celebrated some times; successful 2012 by choke, and successful 2019 by unanimous decision. This clip everything is different. Holloway comes successful arsenic the "BMF" champion, and the section combatant wants his imagination ending; a win, a farewell, and to permission the cage with his caput held high.

– "Poirier is warring Holloway, different 1 of the greats. It volition beryllium a spectacular fight" – added Dana White shortly.