DUSTIN POIRIER SPEAKS OUT AFTER ARREST
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For 20 years, Dustin Poirier walked towards a level of pressure most of us might never understand. He turned professional as an MMA fighter and spent nearly two decades building a legacy as one of the most violent, resilient lightweights the UFC has ever seen. He fought 41 times, knocked out Conor McGregor, went through brutal wars with Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway, plus won an interim world title. Then at 36, the fighting stopped. But I didn't sit down with Dustin just to talk about the UFC. I wanted to understand what happens when the gloves come off, the calendar empties and the one thing that gave your life structure for two decades is gone. Dustin brought up a line that stayed with me: "If you're lucky, you get to die twice." The first death happens when you retire. The crowds vanish, the character you played for your adult life is buried and you have to work out who you are without it. To understand why that first death hurts so much, you have to understand how that iden
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