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Dustin Poirier Career Earnings: How Much Money Dustin Poirier Earns From a UFC Fight?

Prateek Arya
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‘I will never fight Colby Covington in the UFC, if we fight, I'm going to jail': Dustin Poirier

Dustin Poirier Career Earnings: Dustin Poirier is a known UFC fighter, who earns a substantial amount after every in-ring act. So, how much he earns from a UFC fight? 

Dustin Poirer is a veteran in UFC and one of the finest all-time lightweights. The diamond made his UFC debut in 2013 and from then to now he has grown in stature so much so that the fighter now holds the 7th spot in the UFC Pound-For-Pound rankings.

Being one of the most recognized fighters in the world, Dustin Poirier has a deep fight purse. Poirier, who commenced his UFC journey in 2011 received only $8000 in his debut fight against Josep Grispi. And according to rumblings at UFC 257, the fighter will get a grand sum of $1 million as a base purse.

While his opponent for the night (UFC 257) Conor McGregor is the highest paid MMA fighter in the world but, Poirier also carries a standard of his own and according to him, for the event, he is been”Paid in full”.

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Dustin Poirier Career Earnings

In his entire MMA career, Dustin Poirier has been up against a total of 33 opponents. He has won 26 and lost 6, whereas 1 fight is registered as a no contest. While victories added a win bonus and taking into account his 3 performance of the night awards and 6 fight of the night accolades, the fighter has rated in a handsome amount.

According to MMA Manifesto, the cumulative career earnings of Dustin Poirier gives a grand figure of $2,964,700.

With 8 fights still left in his UFC contract, the number is only going to grow. Moreover, the Lafayette native also owns a hot source brand, which also apparently fetches him good money.

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