Arguably one of the most technically gifted strikers in UFC, Dustin Poirier recently defeated Michael Chandler at UFC 281. While the fight at Madison Square Garden, as expected, turned out to be a slugfest, inched the lightweight fighter closer to the title shot. However, ‘Diamond’ recently gave his fans a reason to worry as he gave an update on his health while spending day 2 in the hospital.

Notably, the American fighter recently got hospitalized due to a bad case of staph infection. The 33-year-old took to Instagram and penned the troublesome messages.

What did Dustin Poirier write on his social media handle?

The 29-7 record holder first posted a photo of him lying in the bed, with a syringe needle in his right arm.

Following that, the fighter who prevailed over Conor McGregor twice in their last two encounters wrote, “Going in Day 2 in the hospital sh*ts getting serious”

Earlier, the Louisiana-born fighter broke the sad news to his fans that he got a staph infection. While sharing a picture of his swollen left foot, the American Top Team product admitted he couldn’t walk due to the agonizing pain.

Thus, he wrote in the previous story, “Been in bed all day, got staph Hurts so bad I can’t walk”

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Significantly, after claiming the victory at UFC 281, the #2 lightweight fighter will eye claiming the much coveted lightweight title.

Dustin Poirier’s next title shot

Poirier, who only lost 2 fights after his TKO loss against Michael Johnson in 2016, might have to wait for a while for his shot at the gold. Notably, the current champion, Islam Makhachev, will defend his title against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284 on Feb. 11.

The decision of ‘The Great’ to move up a division for the challenge pushes the next potential title shot somewhere in mid-2023 for Poirier. In addition, considering the former UFC champion, Charles Oliveira complicates the issue further. While ‘do Bronx’ remains the #1 title contender, he has decided to take a break after his UFC 280 loss.

Therefore, the win for the challenger might turn out to be the worst scenario. A win for the Australian fighter might potentially set up a Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2. Thus, pushing him to the third in line for a possible title shot, behind Makhachev and Oliviera.

However, a potential fight between him and ‘do Bronx’ could also be on the cards to determine the next #1 contender.

While the future remains uncertain, the BJJ black belt holder remains hopeful of becoming the undisputed champion in 2023.

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