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‘Diamonds are forever’: Pros react to Dustin Poirier’s retirement after fantastic UFC 318 main event

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Dustin Poirier closed out UFC 318 in style and wrapped up his career his way.

He didn’t have his hand raised in his final fight, but Poirier still felt the love from a packed Smoothie King Center in New Orleans following another thrilling five-round fight with career rival Max Holloway. For the first time in their three-fight series, Holloway was victorious, and there was plenty of cheers for both fighters during and after Saturday’s main event.

The majority of the reactions on social media were to

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Poirier’s retirement, though, with a number of stars and standouts paying their respects to “The Diamond.” Poirier made the walk to the octagon 32 times since joining the UFC roster in 2011 and he put together a highlight reel for the ages that included 10 Fight of the Night awards (with another possibly on the way), an interim lightweight title win, and victories over some of his most decorated contemporaries.

Poirier received farewell messages from the likes of Islam Makhachev, Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, Belal Muhammad, and Jorge Masvidal, but his legacy was perhaps best summed up by UFC welterweight Themba Gorimbo, who wrote on Twitter, “Diamonds are forever.”

Check out more social media reactions to Poirier’s final fight below.

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