MMAmania.com - UFC 281 live stream updates, video highlights, fight results | Adesanya vs. PereiraBest UFC website for news, UFC results, fight highlights and UFC schedule, including live streaming updates, breaking MMA news and much more!https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49461/mania-f.png2023-07-31T15:19:42-04:00http://www.mmamania.com/rss/stream/232085622023-07-31T15:19:42-04:002023-07-31T15:19:42-04:00Chandler Wants BMF Smoke, Gets Smoked Instead
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<p id="cCApof">Dustin Poirier suffered a <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/7/30/23812758/dustin-poirier-vs-justin-gaethje-2-full-fight-blog-live-streaming-updates-ufc-291">crushing defeat</a> to longtime rival Justin Gaethje in the UFC 291 pay-per-view (PPV) headliner last weekend in Salt Lake City, but lightweight contender Michael Chandler seems to have absorbed most of the damage.</p>
<p id="Wc5tP5">That’s because “Iron” — <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/6/8/23753852/tuf-31-ratings-down-ufc-may-skip-michael-chandler-secure-conor-mcgregor-fight-hes-not-big-name-mma">stranded in No Man’s Land</a> by the wishy-washy Conor McGregor — tried to slide into the BMF conversation following the main event madness in “The Beehive State,” suggesting Gaethje now fight someone “worthy.”</p>
<p id="u610ru">That didn’t sit well with “The Diamond.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shut ya bitchass up <a href="https://t.co/xuwVfEkDwz">https://t.co/xuwVfEkDwz</a></p>— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) <a href="https://twitter.com/DustinPoirier/status/1685627137305530368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2023</a>
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<p id="kQ9P69">Poirier is not a fan of Chandler after <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/14/23457602/michael-chandler-addresses-dustin-poirier-fish-hook-incident-ufc-281-you-all-know-im-not-a-cheater">this happened</a>.</p>
<p id="3kwDmj">“Iron” was also taking it on the chin from merciless MMA fans, who were quick to highlight the fact Chandler already lost to both Poirier and Gaethje in recent fights. In addition, the former Bellator MMA champ is still (<a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/6/28/23776738/michael-chandler-still-banking-on-conor-mcgregor-fight-in-the-next-six-months">loosely</a>) attached to a McGregor fight.</p>
<p id="QdXnu8">Here’s a sample:</p>
<p id="ka6P0Z"><em>Stick to licking Conor’s balls.</em></p>
<p id="vFZJar"><em>lmao bruh you ain’t fighting Justin. Sit back and wait for your dad to tell you when you’re fighting.</em></p>
<p id="lXbimB"><em>You cry in bed a lot I’m sure. That’s not what we looking for.</em></p>
<p id="PLH7VJ"><em>Man, I really started to hate you, you sound like a clout chaser talking about fights.</em></p>
<p id="IyRExh"><em>Yes, probably not someone with a losing record in the UFC that he already beat.</em></p>
<p id="1343Jy"><em>We ain’t buying your OnlyFans.</em></p>
<p id="eK2GJn">Ouch.</p>
<aside id="1ftmUD"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"McGregor Wants Justin ‘BMF’ Gaethje Next - ‘I Call The Shots’","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2023/7/30/23812916/conor-mcgregor-now-wants-justin-bmf-gaethje-not-michael-chandler-after-crushing-nemesis-at-ufc-291"}]}'></div></aside><p id="hUXUSE">“Whoever watches and knows Dustin, he’ll be back from this,” former UFC heavyweight champion and current color commentator Daniel Cormier said on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynn16RkUv_A">YouTube</a>. “We have seen this man through his ups and downs and that’s one of the things about seeing a guy from the very start. We’ve seen him at the highest of highs and we’ve seen him at the lowest of lows. He [beat] Conor McGregor twice, he fought for the UFC lightweight championship, he was the UFC interim champion and he is an absolute star. All week he was killed with applause and cheers and people loved him and they will love him even after this.”</p>
<p id="civ1Lu">For more results and fallout from UFC 291 click <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/ufc-291-results-live-stream-fight-card-start-time-date-location-odds-highlights-who-won-gaethje-poirier-2-espn-ppv">here</a>.</p>
https://www.mmamania.com/2023/7/31/23814418/dustin-poirier-rebounds-justin-gaethje-loss-ufc-291-by-knocking-out-michael-chandler-twitter-mmaJesse Holland2023-03-21T15:15:12-04:002023-03-21T15:15:12-04:00Pereira Trades Bombs With ‘Dangerous’ Heavyweight Monster
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<p>He’s <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2015/10/31/9651484/conor-mcgregor-vs-the-mountain-that-rides">no “Mountain”</a> but the Chinese boxer is one of the world’s most dangerous heavyweights.</p> <p id="YxeVYk">Wrap up your closing arguments for UFC 286 — <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/3/19/23646933/ufc-286-king-leon-edwards-doesnt-want-colby-covington-makes-no-sense-i-decide">for which there are aplenty</a> — because the UFC 287 pay-per-view (PPV) card is <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/2/6/23588195/latest-ufc-287-fight-card-ppv-lineup-pereira-vs-adesanya-2-april-8-miami-espn-mma">just around the corner</a> and will feature the middleweight rematch (<a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/12/23453512/ufc-281-flashback-video-watch-alex-pereira-ko-israel-adesanya-with-one-punch-espn-ppv">or Part 4, depending on your scorecard</a>) between newly-crowned 185-pound champion Alex Pereira and former division titleholder Israel Adesanya.</p>
<p id="rIJG4f">To help prepare for his “Last Stylebender” showdown, which may in fact be the last with another victory, Pereira strapped on the gloves and went four rounds with Olympic medalist Zhilei Zhang, a 6’6”, 290-pound monster who is 24-1-1 in boxing with 19 knockouts.</p>
<aside id="L6r72C"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Pereira Has A Little Warning For Drake","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2023/3/15/23641789/pad-smashing-alex-pereira-has-little-warning-drake-ahead-ufc-287-wager-israel-adesanya-miami-mma"}]}'></div></aside><div id="VPpuXd"><div data-anthem-component="productcard:10598886"></div></div>
<p id="jIV9xn">“What a sparring! After four rounds with Zhilei Zhang I’m very confident for my next fight!” Pereira wrote on social media. “It was a hard and dangerous sparring — exactly what I needed. Now I know even more: I’m [100-percent] ready for 8th of April!”</p>
<p id="fef9Iq">Pereira holds two victories and one knockout over Adesanya <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/7/2/23192745/alex-pereira-knockout-israel-adesanya-kickboxing-youtube-video-ufc-276-espn-ppv">on the kickboxing circuit</a> and after racking up three straight wins with two finishes under the UFC banner, “Poatan” scored another Adesanya fight and <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/13/23455850/stopped-too-soon-twitter-reacts-to-alex-pereiras-wild-upset-of-israel-adesanya-at-ufc-281">halted “The Last Stylebender” in the final frame</a>.</p>
<aside id="RbneCt"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Izzy Opens As Betting Favorite For Pereira Rematch","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2023/1/28/23575695/ufc-287-betting-odds-israel-adesanya-opens-as-small-betting-favorite-over-champion-alex-pereira"}]}'></div></aside><p id="ctApg7">UFC 287 will go down on Sat., April 8, 2023 at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Florida, and also feature the welterweight collision between former 170-pound title challengers Gilbert Burns and Jorge Masvidal. Elsewhere on the card (<a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/2/6/23588195/latest-ufc-287-fight-card-ppv-lineup-pereira-vs-adesanya-2-april-8-miami-espn-mma">see it here</a>), Kevin Holland looks to test his chin against welterweight “Dagger” Santiago Ponzinibbio.</p>
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<p id="GvGuL5">To check out the latest and greatest UFC 287: “Pereira vs. Adesanya 2” news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/ufc-287-results-live-stream-fight-card-start-time-date-location-odds-highlights-who-won-pereira-adesanya-2-miami-espn-ppv"><strong>here</strong></a>.</p>
https://www.mmamania.com/2023/3/21/23650534/big-bang-alex-pereira-confident-after-dangerous-sparring-with-6-6-290-pound-monster-ufc-287Jesse Holland2023-03-16T12:51:59-04:002023-03-16T12:51:59-04:00Mak: Chandler Took A Dive To Score Connie Cash
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<p id="NwUlk0">Michael Chandler lost his fight against Dustin Poirier, <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/12/23455436/ufc-281-results-dustin-poirier-michael-chandler-lightweight-who-won-espn-mma">tapping to a third-round rear-naked choke</a> as part of the UFC 281 pay-per-view (PPV) event last Nov. in New York City. Falling to “The Diamond” booted “Iron” from the 155-pound title chase, but also put him in line to score the biggest fight — <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2016/1/8/10738820/flashback-friday-conor-mcgregor-introduces-rafael-dos-anjos-and-the">and biggest payday</a> — of his professional career.</p>
<p id="NbkTnO">That was by design, according to lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.</p>
<aside id="CfsXQB"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Conor McGregor ‘Drinking Too Much, Smoking All Day’","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2023/3/14/23639918/conor-mcgregor-not-expected-make-it-michael-chandler-fight-hes-drinking-too-much-smoking-all-day-ufc"}]}'></div></aside><p id="T7VJ7p">“These are both so smart guys,” Makhachev told <a href="https://youtu.be/6MtaThcu_QI?t=106">BT Sport</a>. “Conor chose Chandler. Chandler lost on purpose because if he beat a couple of guys it was never going to happen, versus McGregor. Of course, of course [he lost on purpose]. He fights like crazy, like he comes from the streets. That’s why they make the fight.”</p>
<p id="i1FbC3">Chandler and McGregor are currently <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/2/24/23613453/conor-mcgregor-stumbling-around-drunk-serving-proper-12-tuf-31-contestants-ufc">filming The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 31</a> and will collide atop a UFC PPV card later this year, though promotion president Dana White cautions there are <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/3/9/23632796/when-is-conor-mcgregor-fighting-michael-chandler-we-dont-have-answers-yet-ufc-tuf-31-dana-white-mma">still several hurdles to clear</a> before the bout becomes official. As for Makhachev, he’s expected to make his Octagon return atop the <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/3/16/23643116/ufc-294-booked-oct-21-abu-dhabi-fight-island-mma">UFC 294 card in October</a>.</p>
<p id="GKDRBI">Against McGregor?</p>
<aside id="qv3ynj"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Makhachev Just Canceled Fake McBoozer","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2022/3/8/22967700/fake-news-islam-makhachev-cancels-drunk-conor-mcgregor-downplays-rda-drama-mma"}]}'></div></aside><p id="EDkOyp">“He does not deserve, if he beats Chandler or some of the guys,” Makhachev said. “But if UFC want, why not? Make some good money. Let’s go.”</p>
<p id="686DMs">The winner of <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/2/10/23594061/report-charles-oliveira-vs-beneil-dariush-set-for-ufc-288">this fight</a> may have something to say about that.</p>
https://www.mmamania.com/2023/3/16/23643252/ufc-fix-michael-chandler-accused-throwing-dustin-poirier-fight-score-conor-mcgregor-paydayJesse Holland2023-02-13T11:55:35-05:002023-02-13T11:55:35-05:00Adesanya Will Whoop Pereira, Send ‘Poatan’ To 205
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<p id="B6KuyL">Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya wants his revenge.</p>
<p id="vDzOMU">But defeating longtime nemesis Alex Pereira in the UFC 287 pay-per-view (PPV) main event, scheduled for <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/2/6/23588195/latest-ufc-287-fight-card-ppv-lineup-pereira-vs-adesanya-2-april-8-miami-espn-mma">Sat., April 8, 2023, in Miami, Florida</a>, is simply not good enough for “The Last Stylebender,” who admits he’s now the “villain” in their respective stories.</p>
<p id="Y2BQ8o">Adesanya also wants to send the <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/8/31/23330639/rip-izzy-massive-226-pound-alex-pereira-dwarfs-light-heavyweights-ufc-281-training-pics">massive “Poatan”</a> to light heavyweight.</p>
<aside id="7hbMxD"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Rogan Calls Pereira’s Extreme Weight Cutting ‘Sanctioned Cheating’","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/20/23469387/joe-rogan-calls-alex-pereiras-ability-to-cut-massive-amounts-of-weight-sanctioned-cheating"}]}'></div></aside><p id="2jEsNn">“He’s got bragging rights,” Adesanya told <a href="https://youtu.be/-toCI44PMhM">The Mac Life</a>. “I got the opportunity to claim it back, but I’m going to say less and do more. After this fight, I bet you he’s going to move to 205 (pounds). So this is my shot, and this is why I’m putting everything into this. This is a part of my story. In any story, there are valleys. Also for him, one man’s hero is another man’s villain. If you look at his life from his point of view, I’m the villain. I’m the guy – the underdog that he beat. I went to the UFC, he chased me, got me, beat me. So this is my story now. This is my time for his story.”</p>
<p id="B7gRIz">Pereira, 35, <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/8/11/23300924/midnight-mania-alex-pereira-weighs-whopping-232-pounds-ufc-281-middleweight-title-israel-adesanya">cuts a massive amount of weight</a> to make the middleweight limit and would undoubtedly enjoy the change of scenery; however, the 6’4” Pereira — who sports a lengthy 79” reach — would prefer to make that jump under more favorable conditions.</p>
<p id="qCgJep">Like <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/1/25/23571716/alex-pereira-challenges-jamahal-hill-what-about-knocking-me-out-ufc">this</a>.</p>
<aside id="ROub9H"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Izzy Opens As Betting Favorite For Pereira Rematch","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2023/1/28/23575695/ufc-287-betting-odds-israel-adesanya-opens-as-small-betting-favorite-over-champion-alex-pereira"}]}'></div></aside><p id="GHi3Mx">Adesanya was bested by Pereira on the kickboxing circuit — <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/12/23453512/ufc-281-flashback-video-watch-alex-pereira-ko-israel-adesanya-with-one-punch-espn-ppv">twice</a> — before falling to the Brazilian at UFC 281 last November. “The Last Stylebender” fans were <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/13/23455850/stopped-too-soon-twitter-reacts-to-alex-pereiras-wild-upset-of-israel-adesanya-at-ufc-281">quick to denounce the stoppage</a> and claimed <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/13/23455850/stopped-too-soon-twitter-reacts-to-alex-pereiras-wild-upset-of-israel-adesanya-at-ufc-281">referee incompetence</a> helped “Poatan” capture the crown.</p>
<p id="4gdwAb">To see who else is fighting at UFC 281 in Miami click <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/2/6/23588195/latest-ufc-287-fight-card-ppv-lineup-pereira-vs-adesanya-2-april-8-miami-espn-mma">here</a>.</p>
https://www.mmamania.com/2023/2/13/23597689/villainous-israel-adesanya-will-force-alex-pereira-jump-ship-after-ufc-287-hes-going-move-205-mmaJesse Holland2023-01-19T10:20:56-05:002023-01-19T10:20:56-05:00Alex Pereira Vs ... Robert Whittaker?
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<p id="e0Pdsl">Newly-crowned UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira captured the 185-pound strap with a <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/13/23454793/watch-full-fight-video-highlights-israel-adesanya-vs-alex-pereira-ufc-281-results-espn-ppv-knockout">late finish</a> over former champion and longtime rival Israel Adesanya in the UFC 281 pay-per-view (PPV) main event back in November and it was thought “Poatan” would make his first title defense against “The Last Stylebender” by way of <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/13/23455860/ufc-281-results-israel-adesanya-stopped-alex-pereira-again-dana-white-immediate-rematch-mma">immediate rematch</a> in early 2023.</p>
<p id="T6Py9L">Then again, “it’s a crazy time for the division.”</p>
<aside id="9ToMEK"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Whittaker On ‘Giant’ Pereira: ‘I Think I Can Take Him’","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/17/23464334/ufc-robert-whittaker-giant-alex-pereira-better-match-up-me-than-israel-adesanya-think-can-take-him"}]}'></div></aside><p id="RE76qq">“I can very well see Izzy-Pereira not happening,” former champion Robert Whittaker told <a href="https://youtu.be/iNb-PvVxESc">FOX Sports</a>. “Izzy just letting me and Pereira punch on for a little bit. And then him sliding in to fight the winner, that makes perfect sense, you know? If you write it down. But it’s a crazy world out there, it’s a crazy time for the division. What the UFC has planned for March [and] April is anybody’s guess at this point.”</p>
<p id="QSNEGo">Whittaker (24-6) remains unbooked after his Paulo Costa fight <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/19/23517911/robert-whittaker-responds-to-paulo-costa-fight-cancelation-they-gave-him-a-new-contract-ufc">failed to materialize</a> for UFC 283 in Rio and there is no word yet on when “The Reaper” will make his Octagon return. That said, the hard-hitting Aussie — currently 12-2 in the middleweight division — isn’t the only one chirping about a potential 185-pound title fight.</p>
<aside id="SK5PAA"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Title-Worthy Whittaker Smart Enough To Beat Pereira","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2023/1/11/23551203/marvin-vettori-smart-fighter-robert-whittaker-deserves-title-shot-can-beat-alex-pereira-ufc"}]}'></div></aside><p id="Du3Bpa">“I want to come back in April or May, I will be ready for those dates,” Pereira told <a href="https://youtu.be/OR_42iHvDs8">ESPN</a>. “There’s nothing in the works right now and I know it’s probably going to be Izzy with the rematch or probably Robert Whittaker. No preference, Izzy or Robert, [I’m] going to be ready.”</p>
<p id="YRxffs">Adesanya has yet to comment.</p>
https://www.mmamania.com/2023/1/19/23562256/robert-whittaker-suddenly-in-running-alex-pereira-ufc-return-april-may-mmaJesse Holland2022-12-07T06:00:00-05:002022-12-07T06:00:00-05:00Poirier Headed Home From Hospital Today
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<p>After nearly one week in the hospital, doctors have successfully treated Dustin Poirier’s MRSA infection. He’ll be home by this afternoon.</p> <p id="2JeJnh">It got a bit scary there for a second, but it looks like Dustin Poirier is winning his fight against a terrible case of staph infection.</p>
<p id="Y4tNoF">Poirier <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/5/23495059/ufc-star-dustin-poirier-remains-hospitalized-its-getting-serious-mma">revealed at the start of the week</a> that he had been in the hospital for days as doctors struggled to find an antibiotic to treat a staph infection that had started in his foot. Staph is short for, staphylococcus bacteria, and is a common issue for fighters, but not all staph is created equal. Some respond to treatment immediately and others are more resistant to antibiotics. That upgrades it to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Some even develop into necrotizing fasciitis (<a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2007/10/30/kevin-randleman-has-a-serious-staph-infection-pic">a.k.a. flesh-eating bacteria</a>).</p>
<p id="tPgjnA">“Staph infections, particularly MRSA, can be fatal,” Dr. Brian Sutterer said <a href="https://youtu.be/dRyeEcG39zc">in a video on Poirier’s situation</a>. “They can spread to the bone and cause osteomyelitis, they can lead to amputations. If that bacteria gets into your bloodstream and spreads kind of throughout your body, you can become septic, which can be fatal. So MRSA is really no joke. It’s a pretty common thing that we see.”</p>
<aside id="HpPNr6"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"My Left Foot","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/6/23496232/swollen-deformed-dustin-poirier-not-making-progress-new-hospital-video-mma"},{"title":"Poirier Remains Hospitalized","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/5/23495059/ufc-star-dustin-poirier-remains-hospitalized-its-getting-serious-mma"}]}'></div></aside><p id="sx4Xqy">Basically, a bad staph infection can totally kill or maim a human, and Poirier was starting to approach the “uh-oh” zone where the infection was continuing to spread and unresponsive to any treatments.</p>
<p id="gdm4Hy">Fortunately, something miraculous happened on Tuesday — the antibiotics Poirier was on finally started countering the staph. “The Diamond” posted an update on Twitter regarding it:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Antibiotics are working. Getting outta the hospital tomorrow morning!</p>— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) <a href="https://twitter.com/DustinPoirier/status/1600248631675584512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2022</a>
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<p id="uslSG2">“Antibiotics are working,” he wrote. “Getting outta the hospital tomorrow morning!”</p>
<p id="qvCqYR">This is definitely a great update. Things weren’t looking as good back on Monday when Poirier first revealed he’d been hospitalized.</p>
<p id="iE5dAa">“<a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/5/23495059/ufc-star-dustin-poirier-remains-hospitalized-its-getting-serious-mma">S—’s getting serious,</a>” he wrote then.</p>
<p id="0YbK8o">Fortunately, he had good doctors to take care of him, and his wife, Jolie Poirier, to keep him entertained during his hospital stay. There are multiple videos of her racing him around the wards in a wheelchair or hanging in his hospital room and they’re about the sweetest thing you ever did see.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dustin Poirier is dealing with some gnarly staph <br><br>Hopefully it passes quickly.<br><br> vis Jolie Poirier on Instagram. <a href="https://t.co/jcdEuw9uP3">pic.twitter.com/jcdEuw9uP3</a></p>— Chisanga Malata (@Chisanga_Malata) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chisanga_Malata/status/1600149709812686848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2022</a>
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<p id="URPAMx">Now that the staph is under control, Poirier will likely spend the next several weeks on strong antibiotics to completely stamp out and kill the bacteria in his foot. While it’s never fun being on those or having to stay off the infected foot, it beats a longer stay in the hospital.</p>
<p id="XNqKpP">And now Dustin has a legitimate excuse to spend Christmas 100 percent at home instead of at the gym.</p>
<p id="ed2qRH">Poirier is coming off a big third round submission win over Michael Chandler at UFC 281 in an exciting battle that was awarded “<a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/13/23454818/ufc-281-official-bonus-winners-results-espn-ppv-new-york-adesanya-pereira-chandler-poirier-zhang">Fight of the Night.</a>” We can’t wait to see what’s next for “The Diamond” in the Octagon.</p>
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https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/7/23497951/dustin-poirier-earns-a-w-over-staph-infection-headed-home-from-hospital-todayRyan Harkness2022-12-06T18:28:38-05:002022-12-06T18:28:38-05:00Adesanya’s Knuckle Charge Dismissed
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<p id="jEjZ46">Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, won’t be doing any hard time for his recent luggage mix-up in New York.</p>
<p id="Wicbto">Today (Tues., Dec. 6, 2022), Adesanya had his case for illegally <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/16/23463224/israel-adesanya-nearly-faces-arrest-in-new-york-after-gifted-brass-knuckles-in-airport-ufc">taking a pair of brass knuckles</a> through the John F. Kennedy airport in Queens, N.Y., last month (Nov. 2022) dismissed after an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal (ACD) was issued, per <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/06/israel-adesanya-brass-knuckles-case-to-be-dismissed-ufc-star-stays-out-of-trouble/?adid=social-twa">TMZ</a>. This means the former 185-pound kingpin won’t find himself in any further trouble if he does not break the law and get arrested in the United States in the next six months. </p>
<aside id="oXosIe"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Adesanya Warns Media To Be ‘Mindful’ With Words","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2022/7/6/23197445/israel-adesanya-warns-media-to-be-mindful-with-words-i-could-do-your-job-you-cant-do-mine-ufc"}]}'></div></aside><p id="XQfjh2">“It was very simple and straightforward,” Paradigm Sports general counsel and athlete manager, David Fish, told <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/6/23497042/da-israel-adesanyas-brass-knuckle-charge-to-be-dismissed">MMA Fighting</a>. “Both law enforcement and the Queens DA (District Attorney) did the right thing here. He stays out of trouble for six months, and this is dismissed and sealed, which is the right result here. You can’t possess those things, but it was really just an innocent mistake. He rushed out the house he was staying in to get to the airport and basically dumped everything into his suitcase. Unfortunately, [the brass knuckles] were one of the things.”</p>
<p id="OpxF4H">Adesanya was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. If convicted, “The Last Stylebender” would have faced a maximum of one year behind bars or three years of probation in addition to fines.</p>
<p id="02GAut">Adesanya’s couldn’t get out of the “Big Apple” fast enough following his Middleweight title loss in UFC 281’s main event. Facing old kickboxing rival, Alex Pereira, Adesanya suffered his first loss via stoppage in mixed martial arts (MMA). Pereira rallied late in the fifth round to put away his opponent after finding himself down on the judges’ scorecards (<a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/13/23454793/watch-full-fight-video-highlights-israel-adesanya-vs-alex-pereira-ufc-281-results-espn-ppv-knockout">watch highlights</a>). An immediate rematch is expected for the pair, but no traction in negotiations has been made as of yet.</p>
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https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/6/23497256/israel-adesanya-has-charges-dismissed-for-airport-brass-knuckle-situation-it-was-innocent-mistakeDrake Riggs2022-12-06T10:06:38-05:002022-12-06T10:06:38-05:00My Left Foot
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<p>“The doctor did inform me that the bacteria does not know jujitsu so we should be safe.” —Dustin Poirier</p> <h4 id="RfZsKE"><a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/7/23497951/dustin-poirier-earns-a-w-over-staph-infection-headed-home-from-hospital-today"><strong>*** UPDATE: Poirier has been released from the hospital — read full details here. ***</strong></a></h4>
<p id="XMp3rU">Dustin Poirier remains <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/5/23495059/ufc-star-dustin-poirier-remains-hospitalized-its-getting-serious-mma">hospitalized with Staph infection</a> and his wife Jolie recently uploaded an Instagram story that gave fans a glimpse of what “The Diamond” is dealing with during his stay. The longtime UFC lightweight contender has extreme swelling in his left foot that left him temporarily deformed.</p>
<p id="3lkwIa">“Not making much progress,” Jolie wrote. “Actually looking worse. Be patient.”</p>
<aside id="Bkff4S"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Video: Awful, Bloody Staph Infection Ruins UFC Main Event ","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2016/8/4/12376598/video-awful-bloody-staph-infection-ruins-ufc-fight-pass-main-event-nsfw-mma"}]}'></div></aside><p id="wqqmM7">Poirier, 33, was last seen <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/12/23455436/ufc-281-results-dustin-poirier-michael-chandler-lightweight-who-won-espn-mma">submitting Michael Chandler</a> at the UFC 281 pay-per-view (PPV) event last month in New York City and has won eight of his last 10 with six finishes. No telling how long this medical setback will keep him out of the cage but it sounds like Poirier is not opposed to a fourth fight against lightweight nemesis and <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/8/3/23290743/ufc-conor-mcgregor-joins-jake-gyllenhaal-road-house-movie-remake-amazon-prime-video-mma">“Road House” actor</a> Conor McGregor.</p>
<p id="pLFZ94">“You done filming Roid House and ready to get slapped around again?” Poirier wrote on Twitter, taking a jab at the <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/26/23479005/conor-mcgregor-lashes-out-over-usada-withdrawal-i-give-everything-to-this-game">recent drug-testing news involving McGregor</a>.</p>
<aside id="1VNksw"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Mac On Poirier Loss: ‘I Will Be Back And It Will Be Settled’","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2021/11/17/22788575/conor-mcgregor-vows-hell-fight-dustin-poirier-again-i-will-be-back-and-it-will-be-settled"}]}'></div></aside><p id="DT3Y83">“Ye I’m in Amsterdam jacked like van damn,” McGregor replied in a since-deleted tweet. “You weren’t just hurt pal. You were scared hurt don’t forget it. I’m coming back to put you in a box. Full of it. I’m sending you off this earth. Permanent. Stay waiting for the road house as well pal you and the missus will love it.”</p>
<p id="yoWdrF">Poirier is listed as day-to-day.</p>
https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/6/23496232/swollen-deformed-dustin-poirier-not-making-progress-new-hospital-video-mmaJesse Holland