One year after laying down his gloves, Poirier opens up about the airport arrest that threatened his future, the drinking problem he could no longer deny, the painful family cycle he intends to break, and the daily work required to rebuild his life.
Dustin Poirier had every reason to cancel the interview. His flight home from Florida had been delayed, an airline change sent him through Dallas, and a missed connection forced him to rent a car and drive more than six hours through the night to Lafayette, Louisiana. He finally reached home around six in the morning, but only hours later, tired and searching for the wireless headphones he had misplaced during the trip, Poirier still appeared for his scheduled conversation with Ariel Helwani.
That small decision captured much of what followed. Poirier was exhausted, uncomfortable, and discussing the most embarrassing public moment of his life, but he showed up anyway.
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