Born and raised in the city of Lafayette, Louisiana (USA), Dustin Poirier had to live through childhood not very beautiful when his parents separated when he was only 5 years old. This explains that Poirier becomes a battle, unmistakable and always fighting in the school during high school.
Regularly expelled and spent most of the time in the Youth renovation center, at the age of 16, Dustin Poirier decided to drop out of school because he thought that the school was no different from the prison.
At that time, Poirier did not know what he did in the future, but everything changed when he entered the path of the boxer.
At the age of 18, Dustin Poirier started practicing Boxing and Jiu-Jitsu for the purpose of losing weight. Two years later, this fighter won his first victory on the MMA match with knock-out. After 7 consecutive victories, he was invited to participate.
When WEC merged into UFC in 2010, Poirier also became part of the world's largest MMA tournament. Up to now, Dustin Poirier is over 12 years old MMA. He won the Lightweight Interim UFC championship in 2019 and recently revenge Conor McGregor at UFC 257.
For Poirier, martial arts is the key to help him change himself.
In 2015, Dustin Poirier once said that he only found his calmness when he entered the battle state. Thanks to that, he could change his life better.
Now, Poirier has a happy and prosperous life with his wife Jolie and his 4 -year -old daughter Parker Noelle. For Poirier, his family is the greatest motivation to help him overcome all the difficulties throughout his career.