MIAMI – Regardless of his tenure within the sport,Dustin Poirier continues to be hungry to change into an undisputed UFC champion.
The previous interim champion and seasoned veteran made it clear that he has all of the intention of working his means again to the highest, so he can problem for UFC gold as soon as once more. Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) let the world know of his final objective following his vicious KO win over Benoit Saint-Denis (13-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) at Saturday’s UFC 299.
“That’s the one cause I’m preventing,” Poirier mentioned on the post-fight information convention. “I began preventing to be the world champion, to be the very best on this planet, undisputed. Now we have to see. I’ve to get house, discuss to my coaches, my spouse, and my administration, and we’ll see what’s subsequent. I don’t know. However sure, I’ve performed lots on this sport.
“I’m not making an attempt to brag, however I’ve performed lots on this sport. I’ve been preventing for a very long time. I believe this was round my fiftieth MMA combat, and I’ve performed lots, checked plenty of packing containers. However there’s nonetheless one field unchecked, and that’s being a world champion.”
Poirier, who entered UFC 299 coming off a KO loss to Justin Gaethje again in July, was relieved to get his hand raised on Saturday and show that he’s nonetheless among the many elite within the division.
“It feels good to proper the ship and get a win, take an opportunity and combat a man outdoors the highest 10,” Poirier mentioned. “I don’t even know what number of however my final opponents have all been former world champions, large fundamental occasions, large fights, and now I’ve this younger man in his 20s, who completed his final opponents and is representing France and has a rustic behind him. I’m like, ‘You realize what, let’s see if I nonetheless acquired it towards these younger guys.’ It feels good.”
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