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Dustin Poirier discusses roller coaster of emotions facing best in world, bout with Islam Makhachev
UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier challenges champion Islam Makhachev for the title in the main event of UFC 302 at The Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Poirier discusses the roller coaster of emotions a fighter faces when facing elite opposition as frequently as he does. A KO loss to Justin Gaethje was devastating, but a brutal knockout of Benoit St. Denis was exhilirating.
Poirier talks about his career as well as comparisons between Makhachev and Makhachev's mentor, former champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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Komentáře

  • @demetriuslynch7606
    @demetriuslynch7606 Před 3 hodinami

    He's Asking Super Stupid Question.. Good Luck 💎.. AND NEW..

  • @marvellousmarvin6127
    @marvellousmarvin6127 Před 23 hodinami

    i’m team islam but dustin is a bad boy

  • @user-wt3to7xx4p
    @user-wt3to7xx4p Před dnem

    Oh please please win ❤ a fighter you are. Only one fighter can win! I truley hope its you......

  • @maxvauu
    @maxvauu Před dnem

    great Interview and great questions as always! he deserves way more subs and views!

  • @tuffneggah
    @tuffneggah Před dnem

    kevin gargling dana and power slap hard now lmao

  • @Rya_N33
    @Rya_N33 Před dnem

    I love the way Dustin talks about fighting he really portrays the way it is a drug to fighters

  • @JokerzGallery
    @JokerzGallery Před dnem

    Great interview and awesome dog back there hangin' out!

  • @Simon-says1768
    @Simon-says1768 Před 2 dny

    Undisputed in the UFC means you hold the one belt in that division. It is a good achievement. An undisputed champion in boxing is much more difficult. You must defeat 4 different belt holders to have the undisputed title. Just saying.

  • @redwanlak753
    @redwanlak753 Před 2 dny

    Both great guys and is going to be good fight

  • @antivillain
    @antivillain Před 2 dny

    Solid and engaging interview but I wasnt a fan of the attempt to discredit the “featherweight” wins. It’s such a irrelevant narrative, Dustin had a good response for it though

  • @ImranKhan-gs2hy
    @ImranKhan-gs2hy Před 2 dny

    5:44 Very cool of Dustin to give Islam the due respect for his wins over Charles and Volk, when the interviewer tried to belittle them. ✊ Charles was the champ and P4P#3, Volk was a long reigning champ and P4P#1-2 when Islam fought them in their prime.

  • @mmafan3978
    @mmafan3978 Před 2 dny

    Great questions. You are a really good interviewer

  • @realqg23
    @realqg23 Před 2 dny

    DUSTIN BY GILLY

  • @MarcApuzzo
    @MarcApuzzo Před 2 dny

    I don’t know how but I feel like Kevin age 15 years in one year my dog went from being 50 to 70 in a year

  • @Mojo_Jo_Jo_
    @Mojo_Jo_Jo_ Před 2 dny

    True professional on both sides. Kevin lacing the questions. Need more of these with the foreign fighters 💪🏼

  • @flyingllama3664
    @flyingllama3664 Před 2 dny

    Bruh Poirier sounds so nervous. Rooting for a great fight tho!

  • @teacopem
    @teacopem Před 2 dny

    Man i want dustin to win but dustins gonna lose man.. either he gets knocked out or islam gonna wrestle him and submit him..

  • @JUSTINTHEUSELESSBUMGAYTHJE

    Kevin,I want to fight with your old wife in featherweight in front of you.

  • @JUSTINTHEUSELESSBUMGAYTHJE

    Brotha kevin iole send me your and your old wife's location

  • @LarioJoubert-mp8bh
    @LarioJoubert-mp8bh Před 2 dny

    Win or loose DP 💎fan for life🫡🥷🏽much love and respect from cape town south africa🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

  • @AdnanKhan-kg6ek
    @AdnanKhan-kg6ek Před 2 dny

    11 years later...we have 1 fighter in the UFC who lost his debut match to Mike Breeden and a female fighter named Puja Tomar recently signed the contract. We have one other guy named Angad Bisht who has won his first fight in the road to UFC tournament, i really hope he wins the tournament and gets a contract, that guy has serious potential. UFC is gaining a lot of fans in India recently but overall the progress has been really slow, i mean i cant even imagine a UFC champion from India in the near future. Who knows maybe 10-20 yrs later the situation is something else.

  • @jzadomaaa-xn8hz
    @jzadomaaa-xn8hz Před 2 dny

    I want him to win even though I am muslim, I want to see this fanbase cry for once.

    • @Daddy-do8bn
      @Daddy-do8bn Před 2 dny

      No youre not

    • @teacopem
      @teacopem Před 2 dny

      Same

    • @canalufcfight
      @canalufcfight Před 2 dny

      You may be Muslim that doesn't make you a fan of Islam just like I'm an atheist and Islam is my favorite fighter

    • @moonmcken
      @moonmcken Před dnem

      If you're a muslim, that means you're a bad muslim mate..check your heart..but hopefully you're not a muslim 😂

  • @snails9505
    @snails9505 Před 2 dny

    Would be interesting to hear what wrestlers he's training with and talk more about that aspect

  • @CarltonCarvalho
    @CarltonCarvalho Před 2 dny

    This dude is coming off very condescending at times here. But for the record Dustin doesn’t win one lose one. Hes 30-8 against the absolute best.

  • @teeeejaay89
    @teeeejaay89 Před 3 dny

    Bro Biden out here interviewing mofuckas. Good shit

  • @1970azar
    @1970azar Před 3 dny

    Kevin lole is the classiest mma media reporter there is !!!

  • @yourself88xbl
    @yourself88xbl Před 3 dny

    Great interview. Decent enough audio quality it wasnt a struggle to listen to.

  • @gamebredo8880
    @gamebredo8880 Před 3 dny

    Dustin plans on retiring while Islam plan is to be the GOAT..BIG DIFFERENCE IMO

  • @bashswag
    @bashswag Před 3 dny

    Concise questions

  • @Kingoflaudy
    @Kingoflaudy Před 3 dny

    This guy knows nothing about the sport

  • @kasrasaddad925
    @kasrasaddad925 Před 3 dny

    super underrated channel

  • @El_turco82
    @El_turco82 Před 3 dny

    Why do people always try to downplay Islam's performance and mention that he fought a 145 pound fighter, I really don't understand that. Even Dustin has now said that that doesn't matter, Volkanovski was the pound for pound number 1 at the time and I'm telling you Volkanovski wasn't much lighter than Islam. And to say that Charles was also once 145 came on, that was years ago, if that were the case you would have to list almost every second one fighter in the 155, many 145s have moved over to the 155 weight class even dustin or conor etc. Islam is not just without reason the pound for pound and after this fight maybe the people would finally understand how good he really is.

    • @tinekupilify
      @tinekupilify Před 3 dny

      also Max 145 came to 155 and KO justin

    • @El_turco82
      @El_turco82 Před 2 dny

      @@tinekupilify Yes, I wrote there are a lot more, I didn't list them all

    • @canalufcfight
      @canalufcfight Před 2 dny

      Haters will always be haters they can't deal with the fact that Islam is a special fighter But they forget that both Charles and Dustin Poierier were featherweights in the past The only fighter in the lightweight top 5 who was never a featherweight, at least in the true top 5 were Justin Gaethje and Arman Tsarukyan (I don't think Arman was ever a featherweight, I'm not sure)

    • @El_turco82
      @El_turco82 Před 2 dny

      @@canalufcfight Yes arman was never 145 and in my eyes he will be the next champion one day when islam is retired,or maybe he can beat islam but in my eye for now is arman the only one who can beat islam.

    • @canalufcfight
      @canalufcfight Před 2 dny

      @@El_turco82 Arman would lose to Islam nowadays he doesn't have the same level of grappling 0 jiu-jitsu

  • @osprey11
    @osprey11 Před 3 dny

    Amazing questions Kevin!

  • @sarak4217
    @sarak4217 Před 3 dny

    Seriously hes the fakest mr nice guy in mma. Lets go Islam retire this guy!

  • @mdnabeelashrafi8640

    Great proper interview

  • @amarbahi4156
    @amarbahi4156 Před 3 dny

    Even Dustin knows that he has no edge to win against Islam.

  • @haidaralhumaidialshumari868

    dustin! thanks for the interviews bro but! don't want u to win! ur an awesome dude but! wish u the best! a retirement can be a win too dude! everyone would love to see u do ufc media, ✌🏼✌🏼❤️❤️🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

  • @mcghost0512
    @mcghost0512 Před 3 dny

    Had no idea Kevin had a youtube! Lucky day today

  • @OakRidgeTaxidirmy.
    @OakRidgeTaxidirmy. Před 3 dny

    Let's go 💎

  • @yunesal-arda6830
    @yunesal-arda6830 Před 3 dny

    He looks like he’s poiriers dad😂

  • @quade0.360
    @quade0.360 Před 3 dny

    Tbh its been a emotional rollercoaster from the start, dustin doesn't seem like he is set to be a champ. His mindset is like meh if i get it or not i done it all, bro stop going back. Not taking away what his done but fuck he doesn't sound like he wants to be a champion.

    • @bmwbavaria3991
      @bmwbavaria3991 Před 3 dny

      He knows what kind of beast he is fighting and what else can you say when you fight number one pound for pound guy in the world

  • @RakshaWolfie
    @RakshaWolfie Před 3 dny

    Hey Iole did you get your boosters this year ?

  • @WarriorsCorner-ss8fw

    Thanks Kevin for the interview. Love your work ❤

  • @Rndm.Ca.Clips.24
    @Rndm.Ca.Clips.24 Před 3 dny

    Let's go Dustin...Fck him up🇺🇸💪

  • @impetus9532
    @impetus9532 Před 3 dny

    old dude is an excellent ass kisser .

  • @impetus9532
    @impetus9532 Před 3 dny

    I like Dustin Poirier; he's a great fighter. As Dustin said, he's been doing this since he was 17, and he believes he can hurt and KO Islam. That's all good and well, but let's check Islam's resume. Islam has been fighting since he was 8 years old, is a four-time world sambo champion and currently the p4p#1 and undisputed champion in the world , and has a combination of submissions and KOs against everyone who has already beaten Dustin. Statistically and stylistically, it's very unlikely that Dustin will beat Islam. God has already blessed Dustin with three title shots, money, fame, family, and business-pretty much everything. I believe God's plan is for Dustin to retire after losing to the number one fighter in the world, Islam Makhachev.

    • @caylanhuang106
      @caylanhuang106 Před 3 dny

      Very nice words for the and new champion June 1st LFG

    • @impetus9532
      @impetus9532 Před 3 dny

      Poirier has already lost by saying this is his last fight. He's coming off just one win, and he lost his last three rounds. He couldn't win when he was in his prime, while Islam is in his prime now. Islam is on a 13-fight winning streak and, stylistically, is Poirier's nightmare matchup. Poirier has almost zero chance of winning against Islam.

  • @jpocksmma1
    @jpocksmma1 Před 3 dny

    🤘‼️

  • @UncleFiggy
    @UncleFiggy Před 3 dny

    "Those aren't highway miles we're putting on the car". Dustin has some amazing one liners

  • @jesseytizapa734
    @jesseytizapa734 Před 3 dny

    No casual zone. Kevin Iole has been the best in the game.

  • @corvofalcone7489
    @corvofalcone7489 Před 3 dny

    When he retires win or lose ima be crying like a baby