Midnight Mania! Daniel Cormier ‘hates’ Dustin Poirier’s UFC 302 retirement talks: ‘It could be almost over’

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Dustin Poirier has been persistently trustworthy that his legendary blended martial arts (MMA) profession is coming to an in depth ahead of later.

“The Diamond” has set no expiration date, however he’s made it clear every battle could possibly be his final. He’s a big underdog heading into his UFC 302 principal occasion title battle versus Islam Makhachev, setting the stage for a fairytale ending … or no less than a decent excessive level to stroll away from if defeated by the game’s present pound-for-pound king.

UFC coloration commentator and retired champion Daniel Cormier doesn’t love Poirier’s openness on the topic. “DC” doesn’t need to see Poirier stroll away, however he additionally suppose it’s a nasty thought for fighters to acknowledge they’re nearly completed whereas nonetheless combating. Based on “DC,” that’s a mistake he made himself earlier than strolling away.

“I can’t stand listening to that it’s nearly over for a man that all of us universally love and revel in when he’s contained in the octagon,” Cormier stated on his YouTube channel (by way of Yahoo Sports activities). “I additionally hate it for an additional purpose: I hate it for the concept that it could possibly be nearly over, and he acknowledges that. I don’t like when athletes as a result of I did it myself, I’m nearly judging myself; I don’t love when athletes put a timeline or a ending level on a profession that’s nonetheless actively happening. That could be a exhausting factor to do.”

Cormier continued, “I began seeking to a time the place I didn’t have to fret about slicing the burden and doing all this different stuff. That’s depressing. Life afterwards is holidays, seashores, consuming what you need and doing what you need.

“I don’t love that there’s so many references to, ‘My final probability or my final dance. I’m not committing to retirement.’ It’s like, in case you have any want to battle, it’s a must to be so within the battle that there is no such thing as a considered what comes subsequent.”

It needs to be famous that Poirier talked equally forward of his battle versus Benoit Saint Denis, then confirmed completely no give up reverse the French expertise and knocked him out chilly. No matter pre-fight talks, I’d count on the Louisiana-native to be at his finest on Saturday night time.

Whether or not that’s sufficient to dethrone Makhachev stays to be seen.

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