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With the decline of some the UFC's largest stars such as; the leg break of Anderson Silva, the mystery behind Georges St-Pierre, and the most recent retirement of Chael Sonnen, the UFC fans of our generation may find it hard to recapture the same fandom we saw in such stars. But for optimisitic fans such as myself, I see it as an opportunity for new stars to arrive in such times of depression, and with Dana White being the eye that he is he will not fail to disappoint us.
One of the fighters that stands out in this new generation is Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier - the man who currently owns the most wins in the UFC's Featherweight Division. And while certainly not gifted in any specific area of the mixed martial arts game, his growth has definitely been charted since we first saw him step inside the octagon. And at the tender age of 25, his potential hasn't even seen its most prime stages yet.
Poirier originates from Gladiator's MMA in Layafette, Louisianna run by Ultimate Fighter 7 alumni Tim Creuder, he was also one of the subjects in the 2011 documentry "Fightville" which focuses on the MMA scene in Louisianna. Coming from a troubled background, Poirier turned pro in 2009 and racked up 7 wins before joining the WEC, losing a unanimous decision to Danny Castillo. And while he may have been experiencing test anxiety that night, he certainly learned from that fateful night.
Such we saw the display of his growth when he made his first step inside the octagon against Josh Grispi, a fighter who was orignally set to face Jose Aldo in his very first UFC performance. But Poirier took the short notice fight with great care and displayed a very impressive performance, staying in the original challenger's face the whole time with a wide variety of punches, kicks and knees and cruising to victory with a blowout unanimous decision.
Following up his successful debut, Poirier made good on his next three performances; defeating Jason Young by unanimous decision and submitting Pablo Garza and Max Holloway (which earned him submission of the night honors). Poirier's impressive streak of wins was put to a halt when he faced "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung in May 2012, and while he was defeated that night he most certainly felt victory in defeat as he garnered his first fight of the night award and gained internet speculation as fight of the year worthy.
Poirier bounced back with a submission victory over Jonathan Brookins, but did (what he refers to as) "something he shouldn't have done" and took a fight with top contender Cub Swanson in just 17 days notice. And although he certainly put up an effort, it was painful for fans like us to watch as he was slightly outclassed by the higher ranking fighter.
After the loss, Poirier switched teams to the world renowned American Top Team, where he now trains alongside top names such as Robbie Lawler, Tyron Woodley, & Thiago Alves. And although I'm sure he was disappointed to leave his current team; his next fight against Erik Koch showed improvement where Poirier (who was known to finish fights on the ground) constantly stood with Koch (who is a well known striker) and continuously rocked the Roufusport trainee with punches throughout the fight and gaining him a unanimous decision victory.
Since then "The Diamond" has defeated both Diego Brandao and Akira Corassani by way of TKO with his victory over Corassani also gaining him fight of the night honors. Improvement is definitely being shown in this 145 pound work horse who continues to build momentum in the UFC's Featherweight division, and while he has yet to defeat a top 5 contender, he most certainly has a lot of time to do so.. and it probably won't be long before that happens, for Poirier now currently possesses the most wins in the Featherweight division with an octagon record of 8-2.
If Poirier keeps working hard, it may not be long before we see him as UFC's Featherweight Champion. Before I go, I leave you all to watch a video of this upcoming star.
[video=youtube;l-LfbMq4K-E]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-LfbMq4K-E[/video]
#TeamHeadrush #FortuneFavorsTheBrave #UFC
Author: Alex Cochrane
With the decline of some the UFC's largest stars such as; the leg break of Anderson Silva, the mystery behind Georges St-Pierre, and the most recent retirement of Chael Sonnen, the UFC fans of our generation may find it hard to recapture the same fandom we saw in such stars. But for optimisitic fans such as myself, I see it as an opportunity for new stars to arrive in such times of depression, and with Dana White being the eye that he is he will not fail to disappoint us.
One of the fighters that stands out in this new generation is Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier - the man who currently owns the most wins in the UFC's Featherweight Division. And while certainly not gifted in any specific area of the mixed martial arts game, his growth has definitely been charted since we first saw him step inside the octagon. And at the tender age of 25, his potential hasn't even seen its most prime stages yet.
Poirier originates from Gladiator's MMA in Layafette, Louisianna run by Ultimate Fighter 7 alumni Tim Creuder, he was also one of the subjects in the 2011 documentry "Fightville" which focuses on the MMA scene in Louisianna. Coming from a troubled background, Poirier turned pro in 2009 and racked up 7 wins before joining the WEC, losing a unanimous decision to Danny Castillo. And while he may have been experiencing test anxiety that night, he certainly learned from that fateful night.
Such we saw the display of his growth when he made his first step inside the octagon against Josh Grispi, a fighter who was orignally set to face Jose Aldo in his very first UFC performance. But Poirier took the short notice fight with great care and displayed a very impressive performance, staying in the original challenger's face the whole time with a wide variety of punches, kicks and knees and cruising to victory with a blowout unanimous decision.
Following up his successful debut, Poirier made good on his next three performances; defeating Jason Young by unanimous decision and submitting Pablo Garza and Max Holloway (which earned him submission of the night honors). Poirier's impressive streak of wins was put to a halt when he faced "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung in May 2012, and while he was defeated that night he most certainly felt victory in defeat as he garnered his first fight of the night award and gained internet speculation as fight of the year worthy.
Poirier bounced back with a submission victory over Jonathan Brookins, but did (what he refers to as) "something he shouldn't have done" and took a fight with top contender Cub Swanson in just 17 days notice. And although he certainly put up an effort, it was painful for fans like us to watch as he was slightly outclassed by the higher ranking fighter.
After the loss, Poirier switched teams to the world renowned American Top Team, where he now trains alongside top names such as Robbie Lawler, Tyron Woodley, & Thiago Alves. And although I'm sure he was disappointed to leave his current team; his next fight against Erik Koch showed improvement where Poirier (who was known to finish fights on the ground) constantly stood with Koch (who is a well known striker) and continuously rocked the Roufusport trainee with punches throughout the fight and gaining him a unanimous decision victory.
Since then "The Diamond" has defeated both Diego Brandao and Akira Corassani by way of TKO with his victory over Corassani also gaining him fight of the night honors. Improvement is definitely being shown in this 145 pound work horse who continues to build momentum in the UFC's Featherweight division, and while he has yet to defeat a top 5 contender, he most certainly has a lot of time to do so.. and it probably won't be long before that happens, for Poirier now currently possesses the most wins in the Featherweight division with an octagon record of 8-2.
If Poirier keeps working hard, it may not be long before we see him as UFC's Featherweight Champion. Before I go, I leave you all to watch a video of this upcoming star.
[video=youtube;l-LfbMq4K-E]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-LfbMq4K-E[/video]
#TeamHeadrush #FortuneFavorsTheBrave #UFC
Author: Alex Cochrane
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