27-05-2025
Mike Brown: 'Enticing' offer could sway Dustin Poirier from retiring after UFC 318
Mike Brown: 'Enticing' offer could sway Dustin Poirier from retiring after UFC 318
American Top Team coach Mike Brown sees UFC 318 likely being Dustin Poirier's final fight – but he won't guarantee it.
Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC) plans on making his final walk to the octagon July 19 when he challenges Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) for the BMF title in the UFC 318 headliner at Smoothie King Center from New Orleans.
Poirier will get to hang up his gloves in front of his home state, but will it really be the final time he competes?
"I mean, I think so," Brown told MMA Fighting. "You can never say never, but he's done really well for himself. He's made a boatload of money. He's set. He doesn't need to fight. So it would have to be something pretty enticing. I mean, that could always happen, but I think he's content with his accomplishments and content with the money he has made and what he's done. So, you know, I think it is."
Brown has plenty of favorite moments from Poirier's career, from his comeback win against Dan Hooker to his knockout finish over Conor McGregor. But would a guillotine-choke submission of Holloway top all of that? "The Diamond" has eight-career wins by submission, but none by his favorite move.
"Everyone would be pretty happy with that, I think," Brown said. "That would be pretty cool, you never know. I mean, people didn't think he was going to rear-naked (Michael) Chandler, right? Who ain't got jiu-jitsu, right? No, he's got jiu-jitsu. People sleep on it."
