Older, mature Poirier's simplified approach leading to success in Octagon

**FUZO** · 04-13-2018, 08:16 PM

When it comes to the fight game, few are more intense than Dustin Poirier. It’s a prime reason why his Saturday main event against fellow lightweight contender Justin Gaethje is one of the most eagerly anticipated bouts of 2018. But if you talk to him about where he’s at in his career at 29, he admits that’s he not the same fighter he used to be.That has nothing to do with anything physical. It’s all in the way he approaches the sport and his life.“I used to think that everything was life or death, every fight was life or death, every decision I made in camp was ... Read the Full Article Here

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**jipped genes** · 04-15-2018, 09:36 AM

That was a great fight, both guys went after it. Gaethje is a beast, he took all those shots until the end when he really got stung. I bet Poirier is on crutches today, his leg got smashed. Gaethje turns his shin into those kicks just right so the sharp point goes in rather than the flat of the bone. (Feel your shin, on the front the bone is pointy. most guys kick with their foot slightly up so you get the rounded side of the bone which hurts but if you dig in that point it does extra damage.

**FUZO** · 04-15-2018, 11:14 AM

It was a good fight. I thought Poirier might have got beat if he didntget in those last minute bombs

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