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Sean Strickland believes Dustin Poirier is genuinely dealing with mental health issues.
Poirier was recently arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for threatening to fight a police officer while drunk. Currently out on bail, the former Ultimate Fighting Championship star has since opened up about his alcoholism and depression.
Strickland (31-7) initially went off on Poirier (30-10) for claiming to be depressed. The UFC middleweight champion said that “The Diamond” has no right to be depressed as he’s rich and well-loved, while those less fortunate battle each day.
However, Strickland has since changed his stance after speaking to Poirier. He is convinced that the former interim champion honestly regrets his actions and isn’t just trying to clean up his image in the media. Strickland wrote on X:
“I spoke to Dustin and he is legitimately messed up by his actions I thought he was just doing PR clean up tbh.. I guess not everyone is a POS like me lol So yeah I repent and I am sorry Dustin. Hope budlight does the right thing with this one. He deserves the help”
Strickland also urged Poirier’s sponsor, Bud Light, not to abandon him for this stray incident after other sponsors cut ties with him. Another X post read:
“Let me tell you if budlight drops Dustin Im going to start drinking just to not drink budlight Im not saying its tra**y on a can level of un-American but this would be up there.. Budlight you have a once in a life time opportunity to repent ”
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Poirier was recently arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for threatening to fight a police officer while drunk. Currently out on bail, the former Ultimate Fighting Championship star has since opened up about his alcoholism and depression.
Sean Strickland explains why he changed his opinion on Dustin Poirier’s struggles
Strickland (31-7) initially went off on Poirier (30-10) for claiming to be depressed. The UFC middleweight champion said that “The Diamond” has no right to be depressed as he’s rich and well-loved, while those less fortunate battle each day.
However, Strickland has since changed his stance after speaking to Poirier. He is convinced that the former interim champion honestly regrets his actions and isn’t just trying to clean up his image in the media. Strickland wrote on X:
“I spoke to Dustin and he is legitimately messed up by his actions I thought he was just doing PR clean up tbh.. I guess not everyone is a POS like me lol So yeah I repent and I am sorry Dustin. Hope budlight does the right thing with this one. He deserves the help”
Strickland also urged Poirier’s sponsor, Bud Light, not to abandon him for this stray incident after other sponsors cut ties with him. Another X post read:
“Let me tell you if budlight drops Dustin Im going to start drinking just to not drink budlight Im not saying its tra**y on a can level of un-American but this would be up there.. Budlight you have a once in a life time opportunity to repent ”
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