Dustin Poirier is "going to respond appropriately" to drunken arrest, says Johnny Eblen

Dustin Poirier recently found himself in trouble with the law when he was drunkenly arrested at an airport, but a longtime compatriot at American Top Team has come out to offer compassion. The referenced ATT fighter is Johnny Eblen, who clashes with Impa Kasanganay in a rematch for interim middleweight gold at PFL Austin on July 18th.

Poirier has publically put over Eblen, highly touting his skills on programs like the Joe Rogan Experience and the two ATT products clearly have a close rapport as well as mutual respect. When asked if he had talked to Dustin since the airport incident, Eblen said [via Bowks Talking Bouts],

“No, I haven’t talked to Dustin. I did shoot him a DM saying, “Hey, man. We all make mistakes. I love you though, and I know he’s going to make the right decisions to become better.” We’re all human. We all make mistakes. It’s all about how you respond to it, and I think he’s going to respond appropriately. Dude, as I watched the video, it was kind of witty, man [laughs]. It’s like I kind of saw myself a little bit and he was just a little drunk.”