Michael Bisping advises Dustin Poirier to retire after UFC 302.
Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) was submitted by Islam Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) on this previous Saturday’s headliner at Prudential Heart in Newark, N.J., falling quick in his third try at undisputed gold.
“The Diamond” was unsure of his combating future after shedding to Makhachev, but when he does determine to proceed competing, Bisping sees two logical choices for him subsequent.
“So Justin Gaethje, Alexander Volkanovski, they’re my two high picks, or does he stroll off into the sunshine?” Bisping stated on his YouTube channel. “Hear, make hay while the solar is shining, however he’s made a variety of hay. He’s obtained cash within the financial institution. He’s represented himself with class.
“He went toe to toe with Islam Makhachev. He’s been in there with among the greatest fighters on the planet and placed on some absolute wars and, as he stated, if he considers his people who smoke and his form of beginner fights, he’s had about 50 fights.”
Regardless of nonetheless considering Poirier can compete at a excessive degree, Bisping advises him to name it a profession.
“He’s solely 35 years outdated, he’s obtained a variety of life left to reside, so go off, get pleasure from your self,” Bisping stated. “That will be my suggestion. I might like to see him battle Volk, I might like to see him battle Gaethje, however for me, I might say the very best factor that I ever did was stroll away from fight sports activities.
“It’s a really, very arduous factor. It’s all that you recognize, you’ve devoted your total life to it, however once you do it, once you attain these sorts of heights, it opens so many different doorways. So, Dustin Poirier, no matter you do determine, all the very best. Congratulations on an exceptional profession.”
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