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We now have footage of former UFC fighter Dustin Poirier’s arrest at an Atlanta airport.
On Sunday, TMZ reported that the former interim UFC lightweight champion was arrested in Atlanta for public intoxication.
It wasn’t exactly the Father’s Day Dustin Poirier had in mind … the retired UFC legend was arrested early Sunday evening in Georgia, TMZ Sports has learned.
Poirier, 37, was booked for “Public Drunk” — a misdemeanor — at 6:38 PM … before being released several hours later, a quarter after 10 PM.
On Tuesday, the bodycam footage of Poirier’s arrest was released, which shows the former UFC star threatening to fight a police officer.
Man, f— you and f— her and f— her. I’ll fight you right now,” Poirier said, squaring up with the guy, who clearly wanted no part of scrapping with the lightweight legend.
The airport employee called for help … which Dustin overheard, prompting him to say, “Yeah, tell ’em. Tell ’em. Come on. ‘Cause it’s gonna be bad, It’s gonna be bad, my n—-.”
Video of Dustin Poirier’s arrest has been released.pic.twitter.com/WRCeErLnJV
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After his arrest, Poirier sent a message to his fans on social media.
“Love you all working on myself.”
In recent interviews, Poirier has spoken about his struggles after retiring from UFC.
“It has been more difficult than I thought it was going to be,” Poirier said regarding retirement. “But I definitely have been staying super busy, keeping my mind busy, traveling a lot. But nothing is ever going to fill that void of what fighting was in my life.”