SALT LAKE CITY – Dustin Poirier is making no excuses for his brutal knockout loss to Justin Gaethje in their “BMF” title fight at UFC 291.
Poirier (29-8 MMA, 21-7 UFC) went down hard with a head kick in the second round of his rematch with Gaethje (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) on Saturday at Delta Center, causing a significant setback in his quest for the UFC lightweight title. As much as the result pains him, “The Diamond” refused to sulk afterward.
“It sucks,” Poirier told MMA Junkie and other reporters at the UFC 291 post-fight news conference. “Losing sucks, but I’ve lost before. It’s not cool to be acquainted with these feelings, but I’ve been here before. But the career I’ve had and the fights I’ve had, where I’ve come from, I feel like I’ve already won. I’m just taking it minute by minute right now. If I win like a man, I’ve got to be able to lose like a man.
