UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier reveals he has been in the hospital for two days due to an infection.
Top contender in the UFC lightweight division, Dustin Poirier has found himself in poor health of late. Coming off of his UFC 281 win over Michael Chandler, Poirier had been dealing with a staff infection in his foot. He has taken to social media to describe a bit of the issue he has been dealing with.
Poirier has been circling the UFC lightweight division top five for a while now. He put himself in a great position with his last win in New York City but now this infection could derail his momentum.
Dustin Poirier Shares Gruesome Image Of Staph Infection
Poirier took to his social media to update fans on the health problem he has been dealing with. He posted disturbing photos of an infection in his foot and showed a stay in the hospital on his Instagram story.
The Instagram story has since been deleted but he did share a quick update to his Twitter.
âGoing on day 2 in the hospital, he wrote âSh-ts getting serious.â
Staph infection, medically known as staphylococcus is very common among fighters. It is very contagious and requires the treatment of a medical professional and antibiotics. Poirier has described his case as âseriousâ, and it could affect his training and push a possible return back weeks or even months.
MMA News sends best wishes and a speedy recovery to Dustin Poirier.
Slow Monday
That sucks. Hope he can get out of the hospital soon, and fully recover.
Not Really
âMe and Conor have history. Fighting him at (1)45, then bumping up and fighting him seven years later, beating him, and even that fight, Iâm probably not going to fight Conor again. I donât really want to fight Conor again. For me, that door is closed.â
âThe only reason Iâd do it is for money. I beat him two times in a row. Can I best my two performances? Can I knock him out quicker? Can I 10-7 him? I mean what can I do? Iâve done it. If I do it again, itâs just for money, right?â
It was recently disclosed that Dustin Poirier has been hospitalized due to a staph infection. The 33 year old lightweight fighter most recently defeated Michael Chandler (23-8 MMA) on November 12th at UFC 281.
The Louisiana fighter is now facing a different kind of battle with a staphylococcus infection which is being treated by antibiotics. Poirier has posted a picture of his infected foot and given updates on âInstagramâ about his struggles going into day 2 of a hospital stay.
âscruffy knickersâ lmao!
Hawt Sauce
So what happened?
âSome context on Dustin Poirierâs [Instagram] posts about being hospitalized,â ESPN reporter Brett Okamoto wrote on Twitter. â[He] told me itâs Staph (infection), but heâs not responding to antibiotics over the last 24 hours. Undergoing further blood work now, hopefully get some answers today.â
See just how serious Staph infection can be right here.
In fact, it created a âlife-threatening situationâ for ex-middleweight champion Robert Whittaker when it spread to âThe Reaperâsâ stomach back in early 2018. Fortunately the Aussie was able to make a full recovery and with any luck, Poirier will as well.
Staph always freaks me out with BJJ.
word sounds like hes fucked up
Fucking McG
Where is staph more common, BJJ or wrestling?
Classy as usual