Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier will clash for the lightweight title this June. However, one of them will be in his own custom shorts. Looks like the UFC has finally decided to grant ‘The Diamond’ his long time request and people cannot wait to see what it looks like in person.
The news first broke out on Championship Rounds on X. It was a picture of a special floral-designed shorts appearing on Venum’s U.K. website. The French manufacturer is the official apparel provider for the UFC. This is ahead of Dustin Poirier’s lightweight title fight against Islam Makhachev at UFC 302. On the website, it reads: “UFC Adrenaline Unrivaled by Venum Dustin Poirier Men’s Fight Short-Long Fit- Multicolor.”
This has led fans to believe that ‘The Diamond’ could be adorning this special kit for his showdown against the Dagestani champion. Poirier later confirmed this by posting the shorts on his Instagram. The custom floral design of these shorts was requested by Poirier about two months back after he beat Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 299. The pair costs £114.99 which is around $146.64.
The UFC does not allow custom shorts and usually sticks with the regular basic shorts by Venum. However, it has made special considerations for fighters who have displayed incredible promise and performance as an athlete or there was high public demand for an extended period of time.
For example, UFC 300 saw bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley fight in his hot pink custom shorts. Meanwhile, Max Holloway finally got his Hawaiian-themed floral shorts in which he delivered an incredible highlight win at the T-Mobile Arena last month.
Fans react to Dustin Poirier’s new floral shorts for UFC 302
The news of Dustin Poirier finally getting his custom shorts caught the attention of fans on social media. People went to the comment section where they shared their reactions to the new product. Here are some of the reactions on X. Here is what happened:
Dustin Poirier, Islam Makhachev (Source: Instagram)I don’t ask for much, but please continue custom shorts for big fights
— Fan (@undercoverNBA) May 28, 2024
Are they going to continue doing custom shorts?? 🙏
— Elon Rakhmonov 🇦🇺 (@ElonRakhmonov) May 28, 2024
These are absolutely SICK. Love them. Hope we see Dustin walk out in these on Saturday. LFG 💎
— 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟🪿 (@TheGooseMMA) May 28, 2024
Is he gunna wear them at 302?
— Deleted User 801936 (@TheNamesHellen1) May 28, 2024
They should build in little loop handles for him to help him pull them up mid fight.
— Shay B. (Creed’s Worm Guy) (@abhavsar) May 28, 2024
It took the UFC years to think of custom merch.
— Stephen Ai Smith ᶠᵃⁿ (@stephenaismth) May 28, 2024
Coulda done better here. These are really busy looking
— X (@fau1in) May 28, 2024
People were excited to see ‘The Diamond’ go for what could be his final title shot in the UFC in his new custom shorts. Some were not a big fan of the design. One user wrote that they could have come up with a better design. Another wrote that Poirier would be corny to wear this in the octagon. Nonetheless, ‘The Diamond’ got what he wanted so it will be interesting to see if he delivers a win in his custom shorts this June at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey.
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