D. Poirier (photo) after UFC victory. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook DustinPoirier)
Protagonists of electrifying battle in 2018, Dustin poirier e Justin gaethje prepare for the long-awaited rematch. Winner in the first confrontation, the 'Diamond' carries with him the same feeling as five years ago: fighting to dominate in any way possible. In a duel valid for the UFC BMF belt, the athlete showed awareness of what awaits him in the fight against his rival.
“Of course in my head I want it to be smooth, and I want to be the killer, and I want to show that I'm a better striker, and my movement and my defense are improving over these years. But at the same time, I know what it is. It's a very violent confrontation. It's a very violent fight and adversity will present itself again. I know I'm going to have to dig deep. There's going to be a moment where I'm going to be sitting on that stool hurting, bleeding, and I'm going to have to get up and go back there and start working," Poirier told 'MMA Junkies'.
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Although his mentality as a fighter has not changed, Dustin knows he will need to adapt to his opponent's changes.
“It’s a completely new fight. We are both different, we both learn, we have had our victories and our defeats. It's a different fight. If we are the same people we were in 2018, we have lost five years. We are both better. We are both more dangerous. He invested in his defense, his defense is better, his movement is better, and we are both more mature. It's a very high level fight. I'm excited to see if he's going to fight more, if he's going to kick with me again, what's going to happen. We will have 25 minutes to see,” he concluded.
Escalated to the UFC 291, Dustin poirier e Justin gaethje will star in the main fight on July 29th. After Jorge masvidal Having retired, the athletes were scheduled to fight for the BMF title, which was vacant. In a good moment, the athletes emerged victorious from their last clashes.
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