Dustin Poirier Pulls Off a Mike Tyson-Esque Move With His Latest NASCAR Stunt

Dustin Poirier is one of the biggest names in the super-stacked lightweight division of the UFC. The former interim champion lives a lavish lifestyle and boasts many exorbitant things he owns. ‘The Diamond’ is currently the #1 ranked lightweight in the UFC.

In a recent tweet, Poirier bragged about an insane belonging of his. ‘The Diamond’ went full-on Mike Tyson and was rolling in a black and yellow muscle car. Although he had an unexpected co-passenger. Poirier was riding with what appears to be a cougar, a large cat native to the U.S.

He posted the picture with an iconic quote from the movie ‘Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby’. Notably, his car also had a sticker that said, “Talladega Superspeed,” referring to the legendary NASCAR movie.

“You’ve gotta learn to drive with the fear. There ain’t nothin’ more frightenin’ than drivin’ with a live cougar in the car. If you’re calm, that wonderous big cat will be calm too. But if you’re scared, that beautiful death machine will do what God made it to do.”

This is not the first incident of a fighter being related to a wild animal. Legendary boxer Mike Tyson used to have three pet tigers and gained a lot of attention for this.

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Dustin Poirier fought his last fight against Charles Oliveira back in December 2021 for the lightweight title. However, the 33-year-old American fighter could not overcome ‘Do Bronx’ as he retained the UFC belt.

Dustin Poirier is starving for a fight

‘The Diamond’ has been out of action since his loss to UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira five months ago. However, the top-ranked fighter in the division is ready and hungry for more. He has been tweeting about the same for quite some time.

Poirier had a great first half in 2021 as he defeated the former UFC double champion, Conor McGregor, twice in six months. He leads the head-to-head battle between the two UFC stars 2-1, having lost their initial fight back in 2014.

‘The Diamond’ is not in line for another title fight soon, but the UFC might book him for a different fight later this year. However, he recently got an offer about a fight from another UFC fighter looking to bounce back from a loss.

Gilbert Burns responded to Poirier’s desperate tweet calling for a fight. ‘Durinho’, however, put forth a condition. He quote tweeted Poirier’s tweet with a short numeric message, asking the American fighter to move up to 170 pounds.

There are also speculations about a Nate Diaz-Dustin Poirier fight. Diaz is on the last fight of his contract and he might be the perfect opponent for Poirier. Fans are also speculating a fourth fight between ‘The Diamond’ and Conor McGregor upon the latter’s comeback to the UFC.

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