Poirier’s Final UFC Presser – What Happened?

“I’m good, man. We got to save that stuff for after the fight. I got to be tough guy right now, man. These guys are making me cry, sending me notes from people I have a lot of respect for. But it’s been incredible, man—the love, the appreciation. I feel seen. I feel appreciated. I love Louisiana.The only thing I can really take from the previous two is his output, his conditioning, his durability.

“We’re different fighters every time. We’re talking about 13 years, a trilogy that’s spanning 13 years. We were kids at the beginning. More mature, more technical fighters the second one. This time, you know, the guys we fought, the things he’s done, became champion multiple times—and we’re different fighters every time. So, this is going to be who we are in this day and age, this moment on Saturday night. We’ll see who’s better, but they’re all different fights,” Poirier

“It’s going to be a fun one, man. It’s going to be a fun one. It’s his last dance. We’re expecting… There are the boos. There are the boos. Bring on more of the boos. Please give this man his respect. That’s what I like to hear. It’s going to be a fun one come Saturday night. They don’t need no firing up. This is exactly what I expected, and I’m thankful for them. You know, give this man—he’s a hometown hero, guys—give this man his respect. Keep booing,” Holloway 

Full Card

Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway

Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov

Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez

Dan Ige vs. Patricio Pitbull

Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber

Prelims

Kyler Phillips vs. Vinicius Oliveira

Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen

Francisco Prado vs. Nikolay Veretennikov

Ateba Gautier vs. Robert Valentin

Adam Fugitt vs. Islam Dulatov

Jimmy Crute vs. Marcin Prachnio

Ryan Spann vs. Lukasz Brzeski

Brunno Ferreira vs. Jackson McVey

Carli Judice vs. Nicolle Caliari