Dustin Poirier will face Islam Makhachev in a few days at UFC 302. The 35-year-old fighter has planned to bring his seven-year-old daughter to see him fight in the octagon live. Although many fighters believe in keeping their family life and professional life separate, ‘The Diamond’ has other plans.
Dustin Poirier recently sat down with Andreas Hale from ESPN MMA. During their discussion on ESPN’s YouTube channel, ‘The Diamond’ discussed bringing his daughter to the upcoming fight.
I just don’t wanna take that from her childhood of one chance to feel that energy in the arena. I think she’s old enough and mature enough as she can be for a seven-year-old kid to understand and enjoy this journey, I don’t wanna look back and wish she could have witnessed this or I wish she could have felt this energy and been in the arena. I want to give it to her now you know and we’ll see how it goes.
Dustin Poirier on ESPN MMA
‘The Diamond’s’ daughter goes by the name of Parker Noelle Poirier. Poirier said in the interview that she was born into fighting. According to her father, Noelle understands what her father does, and sees him come home with stitches and black eyes.
Poirier was the interim lightweight champion in 2019. There is a video on the internet that same year of Poirier promising his daughter to bring two belts back home. Will ‘The Diamond’ be able to fulfill his promise to his daughter? Only time will tell.
Why does Dustin Poirier go by the nickname ‘The Diamond’?
Dustin Poirier is one of the top fighters on the UFC roster. He has fought some of the best fighters in the promotion and defeated quite a few of them. So how did ‘The Diamond’ get his name?
Dustin Poirier aka ‘The Diamond’ (via Instagram)It turns out, Dustin Poirier has carried his monicker since his amateur days. With raw talent, Poirier has refined and honed himself to become a fighter of utmost resilience. That was why his team bestowed him the nickname ‘The Diamond’.
The Cajun fighter has 39 professional MMA fights under his belt. He made his first big break fighting at WEC in 2010 before it merged with the UFC. His first fight with the promotion was in 2011 at UFC 125 and Poirier won that fight. He will now throw down in the cage against Dagestani champion Islam Makhachev in what could be his final shot at a UFC title. The fight is at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey.
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