poirier should retire anyway

[mister piscadinha]

he looked good grappling last night but his striking looked really slow, he's really feeling being 36


not taking anything from islam tho, his striking is great but dustin looked lethargic

 

[CrimsonFan]

I actually thought the same thing. He looked noticably slower in the striking.

Which could be contributed to the fact he spent the entire first round getting grapple fucked and didn't have an opportunity to strike until he was already tired.. but I did notice that.

And I think more telling is the fact that he admitted he possibly blew out his knee defending a takedown.. and had his nose shattered for a second time. It seems like his body is telling him it's a wrap.

I love Dustin and of course I want to see him fight some more.. but if it were me I would think that would be a good fight to go out on.

 

[OldBoy91]

Early on he was too tentative due to the takedown threat and didn't really throw much.

By the time he was confident enough to open up with his striking he was somewhat gassed due to fending off all the wrestling and he had way less pop in his punches than he usually does.

Don't think it was an age thing, the early part of that fight was very grappling heavy, and he had a lot of lactic acid buildup in his arms.

Retirement should come down to whether he wants to or not. He didn't look old in there. He had almost 5 full competitive rounds with the P4P best fighter in the world right now.

 

[CieloLuce]

I would like for DP to fight one more time. Specifically for the BMF belt in a big card so he could have a big send off.

Or what they did for Faber. Have a fight night in his hometown vs someone in the top ten.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Think UFC should offer him a fun fight of his choosing (Colby or possibly Diaz) for a nice pay day and then he retires. Dustin seems like the type of guy smart enough to know when it's time but stubborn enough to let retiring on a lost fester (even if it was a competitive bout against a dominate champ)

 

[CPH]

He should and he will. That said, he looked slow because he had been fighting off takedowns, scrambling and breaking out of the clinch throughout the fight. Dustin is still a top LW. He just wants to move on at this point.

 

[Yep]

He looked like his striking was drunken monkey style. People hyped about that fight and it was an awful performance. Apparently there was some moral victory in his defeat. He looked dazed and confused and he acted like ngannou was hitting him every time he he got hit.

 

[blaseblase]

he looked good grappling last night but his striking looked really slow, he's really feeling being 36


not taking anything from islam tho, his striking is great but dustin looked lethargic

He was facing a grappler and had to worry about the takedowns. His striking didn't look good against Khabib either.

 

[ipowerslapmywife]

He should fight Conor or Nate next

 

[dipstickjimmy]

Early on he was too tentative due to the takedown threat and didn't really throw much.

By the time he was confident enough to open up with his striking he was somewhat gassed due to fending off all the wrestling and he had way less pop in his punches than he usually does.

Don't think it was an age thing, the early part of that fight was very grappling heavy, and he had a lot of lactic acid buildup in his arms.

Retirement should come down to whether he wants to or not. He didn't look old in there. He had almost 5 full competitive rounds with the P4P best fighter in the world right now.

This take is bang on.
Dustin looked good defending and was doing some damage. I had it 2-2 going into the 5th. His slow looking striking was 100% due to what Islam put on him. Being forced to grapple early wears out your arms and slows down your striking. GSP took the first round agains BJ Penn in their WW title fight and forced BJ to clinch and grapple. Didn't even force TDs but just forced him to grapple to slow him in the striking and open up things for GSP.

 

[Dana's Moonface]

I think it's a great way to bow out Imo
Had his third crack at the title and pushed hi close, despite many backing against him

Extremely unlikely he gets another chance and what else is there to prove? He isn't an ego maniac like Conor and he is also financially set up

Despite loving the sport and admitting it is like a drug, what is the benefit to continue? He cannot really increase his legacy and he could certainly diminish it fighting past his best and perhaps suffering cte

Fuck another fight with mcgregor. Dustin is his daddy and doesn't need to prove anything to him or his casual fan base

So if he isn't motivated by money? I think last night was a great way for him to retire. Not quite at the top, but Extremely close

 

[mister piscadinha]

he and gaethje could go for the tiebreaker, or he could face chandler, hooker or bobby green again

but please dont make him fight young guns again, soon enough he will start getting chin'd

 

[Neck&Neck]

If he is hetiring, Let him have a shot at the desk, replace Lionheart

 

[Khaosan]

What do you mean should retire? He is already, Joe Rogan retired him in the post-fight.

 

[Phisher]

He was facing a grappler and had to worry about the takedowns. His striking didn't look good against Khabib either.

Also, Islam is a competent striker with much better fundamentals than Khabib.

 

[whocares]

Really aren't any fights that make sense for him on the horizon. Plenty of fights that make big $ for the UFC though. He'll be back.

 

[n.diazismylife1999]

One of the dumbest takes I've seen.

 

[GrantB13]

As long as he never gets near another title fight I'm fine with whatever.

 

[BabyBlue_Bomber]

he and gaethje could go for the tiebreaker, or he could face chandler, hooker or bobby green again

but please dont make him fight young guns again, soon enough he will start getting chin'd

I’d be more worried about him turning away more young guns and stopping more potential interesting match ups in their tracks…

 

[Ozze]

He should have a tie breaker of a banger with Gaethje as a last dance.

Co-main of a strong PPV so he can finish hia career in a big stage.