Dustin
Poirier wants to make amends for the behavior that led to his
arrest.

Poirier (30-10) was recently arrested at the Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport after threatening to fight a police
officer and being denied permission to board a flight. He was
admittedly drunk when he approached the airport desk. The former

Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight believes the desk
agents denied him entry and called the police after seeing him
intoxicated.

Dustin Poirier's airport arrest and apology to the police
officer involved

Poirier recently issued an apology to the desk agents with whom he
got into an altercation. “The Diamond†has also asked his lawyer to
acquire the contact details of the police officer he threatened to
fight and called a racial slur.

Poirier now wants to contact the officer to let him know what a
great job he did. He admits that things could have taken a turn for
the worse if it hadn't been for the police officer's
professionalism. The former interim lightweight champion said on
“The Diary of a CEO†podcast:

“The desk agent might have seen I was intoxicated. It was like,
‘Nah, you can't get on this plane.' That might have what started
it. But I do want to apologize to those desk agents, whoever they
are. And the police, for having to put up with me. I actually asked
a lawyer in Atlanta that I've been working with if he can please
give me that officer's information, his address. I want to write
him a letter. His cell phone, if I can call him, just to tell him
how great of a job he did dealing with a person in that condition,
how professional he was. He's incredible… it could have been so
much worse.â€

Sean
Strickland doesn't understand depression.

Ultimate Fighting Championship fan-favorite Dustin
Poirier was recently prohibited from boarding a plane and
subsequently arrested for alleged public drunkenness. Addressing
the incident, “The Diamond†has opened up about his battle with
depression.

However, Strickland is having none of it.

Sean Strickland criticizes Dustin Poirier's comments about
depression and mental health

The UFC middleweight champion says Poirier is not allowed to be
depressed, as he is rich and loved by many. The former middleweight
champion wrote on X:

Dustin “Im depressed” bro what? Youre rich
and loved by thousands of people.. Youre not allowed to be
depressed…

What you did is got kicked off a flight and tried to fight a
cop….relax it happens to the best of us #IGBBMN

— Sean
Strickland (@SStricklandMMA)
July 6, 2026

Strickland then slammed how those with a stable life are being
depressed, while others who are less fortunate are grasping at
life. His subsequent post read:

I just cannot understand depression

There are kids dying of cancer going through chemo. They would give
anything for one more day

But you a grown ass rich man looks in the mirror and says I’m
depressed.

Tell me why youre sad rich man? Lmao i

— Sean
Strickland (@SStricklandMMA)
July 6, 2026

Poirier has repeatedly spoken about mental health issues since he
retired from fighting. Strickland believes he will have already
lost if he needs to find a source of happiness after his
retirement. The polarizing 185-pounder claims his happiness comes
from acts of service to his family and community.

Once I get done fighting and I ask myself
“what will make me happy” I’ve already lost

Real happiness comes from acts of service to your family or
community..

If I’m in a position where I care less about paying the mortgage
and more on myself thats what ill focus on

— Sean
Strickland (@SStricklandMMA)
July 6, 2026

Bantamweights on contrasting career trajectories in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship will collide at UFC 331.

Marlon
Vera takes on Charles
Jourdain at UFC 331 on Sept. 19. Vera's management, Iridium
Sports Agency, first announced the booking.

Marlon Vera faces Charles Jourdain after four straight UFC
losses

Vera (23-12) will be eager to return to winning ways against
Jourdain. “Chito†came up short in his championship bid against
Sean
O’Malley at UFC
299 back in 2024 and has since lost three more fights. His last
win came all the way back in 2023 against Pedro
Munhoz. Another defeat, which will extend Vera's losing streak
to five, could spell trouble for his future in the UFC.

Meanwhile, Jourdain (18-8) dropped down to bantamweight in 2024
following back-to-back losses at featherweight. “Air†has since won
three in a row, two of them via guillotine chokes. A win over Vera
could earn the Canadian a high-profile or top-ranked bantamweight
next.

While the location for UFC 331 hasn't been announced by the UFC,
the numbered event is rumored to be at Intuit Dome in Inglewood,
California.

ðŸ“
#TeamIridium’s @chitoveraUFC
is headhunting for his 16th @ufc victory & his 9th
Performance Bonus paycheck ðŸ†šï¸ Charles
Jourdain on Sept. 19 🎯
#TheDarkside pic.twitter.com/wvxmVnWrdI

— IridiumSportsAgency (@TeamIridiumISA)
July 6, 2026