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Dustin Poirier reveals UFC ‘immediately’ reached out offering help after his public drunkenness arrest

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Dustin Poirier reveals UFC ‘immediately’ reached out offering help after his public drunkenness arrest

Dustin Poirier is still dealing with the fallout from his very public arrest at an airport in Atlanta back in June but he says the UFC was always in his corner offering support.

The former interim lightweight champion was handcuffed and taken into custody on a public drunkenness charge that is still pending after he was thrown off a flight and ended up getting into an ugly altercation with police officers trying to calm him down. Poirier has since apologized for his behavior and praised the police officers who dealt with him that day.

While Poirier just recently revealed that he's 28 days sober following that incident, he also dispelled any rumors that his former employers at the UFC weren't supporting him in the aftermath of his arrest.

“I mean literally one day after the arrest and all that happened, Hunter Campbell with the UFC reached out to me and asked me what he can do?†Poirier told Yahoo. “The UFC's got my back.

“Anything they can do, anything I need help with, let them know and they're all in. No, the UFC, the company immediately reached out to me and had my back.â€

Poirier says that Campbell, who is the UFC's chief business officer, gave him every assurance that the promotion would help him in any way he needed after the arrest.

While he never disclosed if he actually took the UFC up on that offer, Poirier promises that the support from the promotion was there immediately after his arrest and release on bail.

“I believe his exact words were something along the lines of ‘I can't let somebody who fought for this company for over 15 years, try to handle all this on his own' or something [like that],†Poirier stated. “We have your back. Let us know what you need from us.â€

UFC CEO Dana White recently told MMA Fighting that the promotion has a wellness program similar to the one in WWE to help athletes who need support during or after their fighting careers are over but it's just not something the company publicizes.

Judging by Poirier's comments, the UFC definitely stepped up to offer him support as he dealt with the arrest for public drunkenness.

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Alex Pereira backs Paulo Costa to beat Magomed Ankalaev with pressure

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Alex Pereira backs Paulo Costa to beat Magomed Ankalaev with pressure
Alex
Pereira believes aggression could be decisive in a potential
fight between Paulo Costa
and Magomed
Ankalaev.

With
Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion
Carlos
Ulberg sidelined by injury, Costa and Ankalaev are seeking a
title opportunity. Pereira believes his fellow Brazilian can defeat
Ankalaev by applying pressure.

Alex Pereira says Paulo Costa must impose his pace to defeat
Magomed Ankalaev

“Poatan†said Costa must impose his pace to beat Ankalaev. He
expects a more evenly matched contest if Costa hesitates.

“I think ‘Borrachinha' [wins],†Pereira told Laerte Viana. “He's
more aggressive. I think ‘Borrachinha' would do better. If he stays
there like will he or won't he [hesitant], then it will be a fairly
even fight. You don't know who takes it. But if he imposes his
game, his rhythm, I think he takes it.â€

Costa (16-4) and Ankalaev (21-2-1, 1 NC) have exchanged criticism
on social media, with Ankalaev accusing the Brazilian of declining
multiple offers to fight him. Costa has also publicly disputed the
UFC's proposed terms for his next bout, saying he wants to complete
the one fight remaining on his contract.

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Dana White dismisses Alex Pereira’s claims against Daniel Cormier: ‘I don’t tell anybody what to say’

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Dana White dismisses Alex Pereira’s claims against Daniel Cormier: ‘I don’t tell anybody what to say’

Dana White puts no stock in Alex Pereira's complaints against Daniel Cormier.

“Of course that's not true,†White said. “These guys are the most paranoid people on the planet. Like we're telling DC — I've never told DC to do anything, ever. It doesn't work like that. We don't operate like that.â€

Pereira's complaint seems primarily to stem from his personal animosity with Gane. “Poatan†lost his fight with Gane for the interim heavyweight title at UFC White House, and has since lobbied for a rematch, citing illegal blows from Gane as the reason for his loss. Pereira has had some issues with the UFC before, but this one seems to run a bit deeper for the former two-division champion. It also comes at the same time as UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has been airing his grievances about the promotion. But for White, this is simply a normal part of fight promotion.

“I don't know. We have over 700 guys on contract, and we've talked about two of them being sideways right now,†White said. “This is normal when you're in this business. As you guys know — first of all, I've never told Rogan or DC or any of these guys to say anything about anybody. And one of the things, as a longtime fan of the fight business, I actually can't stand the commentators saying negative things about fighters or anything like that.

“But I don't tell anybody what to say. I don't tell the fighters what to say, I don't tell the commentators what to say. This thing all just plays out organically in the way that the fights are called, and whatever they say when they walk out here and they interview with you guys tonight. We don't police any of that stuff. If we did, Sean Strickland would've been gone three f*cking years ago, and we wouldn't even be having this conversation.â€

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Michael ‘Venom’ Page says 3 Misfits fights will pay more than 6 in UFC

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October 13, 2026

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Michael ‘Venom’ Page says 3 Misfits fights will pay more than 6 in UFC
Michael
“Venom” Page says his new deal will pay him more than he earned
during his
Ultimate Fighting Championship tenure.

Page had promised an exciting performance against Nursulton
Ruziboev in September, the final bout of his UFC contract. He
won by unanimous decision, but the promotion opted not to re-sign
him. The Englishman now says his move to Misfits Boxing will bring
a substantial increase in earnings.

Michael Page compares three-fight Misfits contract with
earnings from six UFC appearances

Page produced highlight-reel knockouts in Bellator,
but all six of his UFC appearances went the distance. He finished
5-1 in the promotion, with his only loss coming against Ian
Garry.

Page (26-3) said he received offers from several promotions before
signing with Misfits. He expects to earn more from the three-fight
agreement than he did from his six UFC bouts, describing his new
compensation as roughly double what he previously earned. He also
said Misfits intends to launch an MMA show with him as a leading
figure.

“Misfits came with an absolutely crazy deal, which means I’ve
continued to grow and get better financially,†Page told Ariel
Helwani. “They have vision for the future. They're trying to get an
MMA show going, with me kind of lead that way, be the face of that…
I’ve left the UFC and I’m making more money. Like two times more,
maybe just over, and in a shorter period. In a three-fight deal,
I’ll make more than I have my whole UFC contract.â€

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