UFC former Interim Lightweight Champion, Dustin 'The Diamond' Poirier, catches up with Bloody Elbow's own Eddie Mercado, Fight Analyst, Author & MMA Competitor to touch upon a number of topics, both typical and controversial.If you look at the record of Dustin Poirier, whom is currently ranked #2 in his division, you’ll see that has competed against just about everyone with any sort of standing in the UFC’s lightweight division. There’s Charles Oliveira, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Eddie Alvarez, Michael Chandler, and Justin Gaethje. Should I keep it going? You’ve got Max Holloway, Anthony Pettis, Jim Miller, Cub Swanson, and even “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung.This exclusive Bloody Elbow Presents Interview includes discussions with Dustin on Dana White's controversial wife slap incident. exclaiming "You should never put your hands on a woman", gambling in MMA in general and his approval of a ban on fighters betting despite having bet on himself. We also discover the one fight that got away, and more...Check out the video version of this interview at: https://youtu.be/4ETshcBBYxg on our Bloody Elbow Presents YouTube and be sure to read Eddie's full articles with excerpts from the interview at BloodyElbow.comHere: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2023/1/8/23543764/something-always-happened-dustin-poirier-reveals-the-one-fight-that-got-awayHere: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2023/1/8/23543759/dustin-poirier-ufc-mma-betting-ban-saved-me-some-money-mma-gambling-newsAnd here: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2023/1/7/23543758/ufc-news-dana-white-slap-dustin-poirier-reaction-never-hands-on-women-mma-exclusive-interviewYou can follow Eddie on twitter – @TheEddieMercado and you can find us @BloodyElbow. Check out Dustin's official twitter as well @DustinPoirier, & for more on his charity 'The Good Fight Foundation' go to TheGoodFightGroup.com. For some 'Poirier's Louisiana Style Hot Sauce' visit heartbeathotsauce.com or shop here: https://heatonist.com/products/poiriers-louisiana-style-hot-sauceIf you enjoy our variety of shows, please “heart" us here on SC, or "like" & share over or on your BE Presents Podcast platform of choice:* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloodyElbowPresents* Apple Podcasts & iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bloody-elbow-presents/id984162015* Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b53e5086-2334-497c-82c0-24ddb5e0cfbb/Bloody-Elbow-Presents* Audible: https://bit.ly/bloody-elbow-presents-audible* iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-Bloody-Elbow-Presents-30639274* Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/55S2dpKYVqndaPTUojkELm?si=oGGPZ4kESkWZigLNnEg1ug* Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/bloody-elbow-presents* TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Bloody-Elbow-Presents-p1190843/* OverCast: https://overcast.fm/itunes984162015/bloody-elbow-presents* PocketCasts: https://pca.st/XuCw* Castro: https://castro.fm/itunes/itunes984162015/bloody-elbow-presents* Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/Bloody-Elbow-Presents-id4287799?* Player FM: https://player.fm/series/bloody-elbow-presents* Podcast Republic: https://www.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/984162015Follow your favorite Bloody Elbow Presents hosts on your preferred apps, such as: Downcast, PodCruncher, iCatcher!, Castaway 2, BeyondPod (Android), & more in the App Store! For previous episodes, check out our playlists on any of our BE Presents channels. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bloodyelbowpodcast.substack.com/subscribe