MMA Fans React To Poirier’s Retirement Hint & Adesanya’s Warning

The Pulse of MMA: Fan Reactions To The Sport’s Biggest Stories

Here are some of the raw reactions from the MMA community about the biggest stories around the sport.

Dustin Poirier Hints At Retirement After Winning UFC Title

Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier (Photo: Josh Hedges/Zuffa)

Yesterday, we ran a story about Dustin Poirier hinting that if he were to win the lightweight championship, he would retire, stating that he might go off and sell hot sauce after finally obtaining UFC gold. Here were some of the comments on our Facebook page about this story.

Dustin Poirier has dropped a couple of hints that a UFC world title win could be the last time we see him compete inside of the Octagon.

Posted by MMA News on Monday, August 2, 2021

“I love the lightweight division and definitely would hate to see him take the title and call it a career BUT this isn’t golf or football. These guys risk a lot every time they step into the octagon against other elite fighters. Seeing as he has a family, I’d be switching over to hot sauce selling too haha” – Zach

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“He has a lot of money at the moment. He needs the belt only. After that.. Kiss and say good bye,” – Basir

“Thank your Daddy Conor. You’ll be able to retire with plenty in the bank account,” – PReston

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“Soo we will see him for another 10 year,” – Yiaroslav

“Don’t blame him. Just made 10 million off the Conor fight. Doesn’t need to get punched in the face anymore. He can coach or do analyst if he wants to be in the sport still. Good for him,” – Troy

“The fans want a title defending champion not someone who will be champ then retire that’s not right,” – Andrew

Israel Adesanya Issues Warning To The Entire UFC Middleweight Division

Israel Adesanya
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Yesterday after midnight, Israel Adesanya put the entire middleweight division on notice when he sent out the following tweet:

Here are how some fans reacted to Adesanya’s PSA:

The Countdown to UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Officially Begins

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Yesterday, we rang in fight week by sharing the official UFC 265 Countdown video and providing a snapshot preview of the pay-per-view. The UFC was busy setting the mood as well over on their official Twitter page. Here are some of the reactions from the pulse of MMA at the start of the PPV fight week:

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Clyde Aidoohttps://clydeaidoo.com/
Clyde Aidoo has been the managing editor and lead writer of MMA News since 2021 and a staff member since 2018. He holds a master's degree in English from the University of Las Vegas, Nevada, and has had publications featured in Kirkus Reviews and the Midwest Book Review. Clyde currently makes his home in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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