Media According to Yves Edwards - Dustin Poirier had injured rib

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If true, that makes Dustin even more of a badass then I thought he was.


“The way he performed on Saturday night, that was super impressive to me,” Edwards said on MMA Today. “Nobody knows this and he probably is gonna be like, ‘Man, why’d you put that out there?’ But like, I know Makhachev was also not 100 percent, nobody goes into a fight 100 percent, but he hurt his ribs two weeks before the fight and hadn’t wrestled or grappled for two and a half weeks. I probably shouldn’t [say that], but to me it’s so impressive against that guy. Against somebody else, it wouldn’t matter. Against that guy, Islam, man, you wrestled like that against that guy with hurt ribs. I’m impressed.”

After Poirier’s second-round knockout of Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 299 in March, he revealed he also went into that fight with a rib injury. Edwards didn’t specify whether or not it was the same injury, but with the shorter turnaround time, there’s a possible correlation. Nonetheless, Poirier showed zero signs of a hindrance in physical health in either fight.

 
Dustin had an injured rib but repeatedly fought Islam body shot for body shot in the clinch?

Okay there Yves.
 
It's getting a little much. Every fighter has some injury, whether or not it's an acute issue (such as TJ's shoulder) or a chronic one with acute flare ups of pain is another thing altogether. Having staph a month ago isn't a big deal, although it certainly would cut into your training time. A currently fractured rib? Ouch. A rib cartilage strain? Okay. Add that to the list.
 
Who would have thought 65% Staph vs 55% Hurt Rib would be such an awesome fight

Islams cat also died and Dustin stubbed his toe.

I think that fight put some more fuel on the fire that Islam seems to be a different guy in Abu Dhabi at championship weight.
DP show why he has been a top 155er and Islam showed he can dig deep and get the finish in a 5th round when required.

Definitely shut down any talk of 170 though. Islam needs another 2-3 fights before that gets mentioned again unless he wants to fight in a contender match.
I guess we get Arman next and reassess most likely though. I think that Islam smashes Arman.
 
It's getting a little much. Every fighter has some injury, whether or not it's an acute issue (such as TJ's shoulder) or a chronic one with acute flare ups of pain is another thing altogether. Having staph a month ago isn't a big deal, although it certainly would cut into your training time. A currently fractured rib? Ouch. A rib cartilage strain? Okay. Add that to the list.
“…hurt his ribs two weeks before the fight and hadn’t wrestled or grappled for two and a half weeks.” Even Tito would get confused.
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Apparently, it might be a "long" lasting injury

"After Poirier’s second-round knockout of Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 299 in March, he revealed he also went into that fight with a rib injury. Edwards didn’t specify whether or not it was the same injury, but with the shorter turnaround time, there’s a possible correlation. Nonetheless, Poirier showed zero signs of a hindrance in physical health in either fight."

Rib injuries can take many months to heal, so
 
Sure, but Dustin did not put it out there, Yves did. He even said Dustin probably would not have wanted him to say it.
Yea I know... my comment wasn't directed at Dustin.

I just meant in general - fighters or their team, training partners, staff etc...
 
They all say "I probably shouldn't even bring this up and I'm not making excuses at all......." and then proceed to talk about it and make excuses.

I'm not sure I ever heard a guy like Fedor complain or make an excuse. I could be wrong.
 
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