Dustin Poirier acknowledges Manny Pacquiao’s congratulatory message on Twitter.
After knocking out the sport’s biggest name in the form of Conor McGregor at UFC 257, Dustin Poirier is the man of the hour. The Diamond is getting heaps of praise from the knowers of the game, and also from the legends of all combat sports.
The victory was so sensational that even boxing legend Manny Pacquaio could not resist posting his views about the finish. Pacquaio, who is set to get his boxing gloves on against Conor McGregor, expressed an “Anything can happen” in sports expression on his opponent to be’s defeat.
Soon after the culmination of UFC 257, Manny Pacquiao took to Twitter to laud the winner of its main event.
He wrote: “Beautiful thing about the fight game, anything can happen! Congrats to Dustin Poirier Huge win!”
Beautiful thing about the fight game, anything can happen! Congrats to @DustinPoirier Huge win! #UFC257
— Manny Pacquiao (@MannyPacquiao) January 24, 2021
Also Read: Joe Rogan asserts, Dustin Poirier Should Hold The UFC Lightweight Belt
Dustin Poirier’s Response
Dustin Poirier is quite active on social media and upon noticing the Pac Man’s congratulatory message, Poirier left a benign response.
“Thanks Manny!”, Dustin Poirier retorted.
Thanks Manny!. Dustin Poirier Vs. Conor McGregor. https://t.co/gaD0FOU0Kj
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) January 25, 2021
Also Read: Twitter reacts to Dustin Poirier TKO win over Conor McGregor at UFC 257
The win over McGregor has pushed Dustin at the threshold of initiating his own realm in UFC. However, in the run-up of his fight against Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier in a media interaction addressed the then rife talks of McGregor Vs. Pacquiao, and in order to send a clear warning to McGregor, he frivolously commented about taking his spot against Manny Pacquiao.
So, now that he has walked the talk against Conor McGregor, and has cemented his name as one of the finest Lightweights of all time, will Dustin also explore the field of boxing?
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