Dustin Poirier and Fedor Emelianenko
Dustin Poirier revealed his walkaround weight on Twitter recently
Dustin Poirier recently caught up with MMA heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko. Taking to Twitter (from Phoenix, Arizona) Poirier posed alongside Fedor.
He used a GOAT emoji to caption the post. It is worth noting that Fedor is nicknamed the GOAT and is also considered by many to be one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time.
Take a look at the picture ‘The Diamond’ shared:
Following his post, a lot of fans were intrigued with Poirier’s walkaround weight. One fan replied to Poirier claiming that Poirier looked like he was at 175lbs and Fedor, 230lbs.
“Dustin looks about 175, Fedor about 230. Looks right to me.”
Quote tweeting the same, Poirier wrote: “182lbs.”
It is worth noting that the walkaround weight of 182lbs is 27lbs more than his fight division weight – 155lbs. Poirier has also stated that he bulks up to 200lbs sometimes.
Fedor Emelianenko might be 46 years old, but he is still going strong in Bellator. He is currently on a two-fight win streak.
After having beaten Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson back in December 2019, Fedor returned to the cage on the 23rd of October, 2021, nearly after two years.
He took on Timothy Johnson at Bellator 269 and earned a brutal KO win in the very first round in front of his home crowd at Moscow, Russia.
Fedor recently expressed his desire to end his career with a title fight. He is targeting a fight against Bellator Heavyweight champion Ryan Bader.
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