Dustin Poirier is one of the best MMA fighters in the world and his 28-6 record within the UFC franchise proves it, going as far as to have held the title of Interim Lightweight Champion for a few months until his loss against Khabib in September 2019.

However, the martial artist, a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, suffered in his flesh the difficulty of measuring himself to someone of a much higher weight category during a relaxed training with a 'sparring' of great stature.