Why Was Dustin Poirier in Jake Paul’s Locker Room?

UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier was seen in the locker room of Jake Paul, before the latter’s bout with Tyron Woodley. The YouTuber took on the former welterweight champion at the Rocket Mortgage arena in Ohio.

The boxing match was competitive, with Woodley almost scoring a knockdown against Paul. In the end, however, the bout went all eight scheduled rounds, with Paul winning a split decision victory.

I went tell both guys good luck https://t.co/u4gYltZcgg

— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) August 30, 2021

After the fight when asked on Twitter why he was in the locker room of the YouTuber, Poirier said, “I went to tell both guys good luck.”

Why did Jake Paul give Dustin Poirier a necklace?

Before the fight between Woodley and Paul was booked, ‘The Problem Child’ had called out Conor McGregor for a scrap. McGregor, however, was already booked to fight Dustin Poirier.

In the rematch, Poirier had stopped McGregor in the second round. To commemorate this loss, Paul had a necklace made. Named the “Sleepy McGregor chain”, the necklace bears a replica of Conor McGregor’s body posture and facial expression from UFC 257.

Crazy press week but finally got time to get to a FedEx to ship this to Dustin

It’s on the way @DustinPoirier pic.twitter.com/De4i6aVGQd

— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) July 15, 2021

Paul gifted this necklace to Poirier after his trilogy win.

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‘The Diamond’ posted a picture of the necklace after he received it. He further said that he will auction off the necklace and use the proceeds from the sale for his charity, i.e. The Good Fight Foundation.

Got the sleepy mac chain today from @jakepaul I will be auctioning it off soon for @TheGoodFightFDN
To do something big in Lafayette!! pic.twitter.com/Yp4rd6J5Pl

— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) July 16, 2021

Poirier also visited the locker room of Tyron Woodley and posted a video of Woodley warming up. Hence, it appears as though Poirier, who visited the event as a normal spectator, was called backstage by the organizers to add to the star involvement on the night.

Finally, when asked what he thought about the boxing match, Poirier said, “I thought Tyron was gonna do a lot better than that. He’s been in the gym for the last 15 years, fighting, training mixed martial arts. He’s a former world champion, but he’s not a boxer. He’s a big puncher, but he’s not a boxer. The art of boxing is different, it’s a different thing.”

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