Dustin Poirier On Cut To Featherweight

Before Dustin Poirier became an interim UFC Lightweight champion, he was one of the top contenders in the promotion’s Featherweight division. But with his success at 155 pounds, he has now openly stated how difficult it was for him to make 145 pounds to fight at Featherweight. In several interviews he has told a story of being 30 pounds over the Featherweight limit a month before a short-notice fight against Cub Swanson and how challenging it was to make weight and then perform the next day in a fight. #ufc #dustinpoirier #shorts

Dude weigh is kind of blurry my my memory is kind of messed up from the weight cut actually I I was in the sauna for two days straight I was dude I it was hor the worst man the worst when I fought cup Swanson in London England I

Took it on short notice and I just won a fight before and it was right around Christmas so I was eating I mean I’m probably dieting for 9 10 months out of the Year dieting hard so I do like a week of of whatever I want and when they

Called me uh they asked me my weight and I told them I 170 but I was like 187 or something I showed up fight week 176 lbs and made 146 that’s unbelievable so what did you walk into the cage at on that particular night I was I was like 176 whenever we

Fought but I felt it you know I was too much water I felt flat footed and kind of bloated it it wasn’t that’s not good for you man and the fighters having a little bit of a dialogue there he said uh I can’t believe you’re taking this

From me you stole this from me and uh I said sorry bud I want it bad I said I still like you though