Dustin Poirier Calls Sponsor's Product 'Poison' After Contract Termination
Poirier said the deal ended after his arrest cost his family a few hundred thousand dollars.
- Dustin Poirier confirmed his Bud Light contract was terminated immediately following his June arrest for public intoxication at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Body-Camera footage circulated on social media showing the 37-year-old American behaving aggressively toward police during the June incident at the airport.
- Poirier revealed the termination on The Ariel Helwani Show, stating, "I don't need that poison in my life," while acknowledging he lost a few hundred thousand dollars.
- Attempting to stay sober, the former UFC fighter wrote on Instagram that his family deserves him at 100%, signaling a personal pivot away from alcohol.
- With sponsorship income decreasing, speculation surrounds a potential comeback for Poirier, who retired in 2025 and previously cited lack of structured training as a personal challenge.
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Dustin Poirier calls sponsor's product 'poison' after contract termination
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"I apologize" - Dustin Poirier gets brutally honest about using racial slur during the Atlanta airport incident
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Bud Light didn't find anything humorous in Dustin Poirier's arrest last month ... 'cause the fighter just revealed the beer giant wasted no time firing him from his lucrative sponsorship deal after the incident. "They terminated my contract…
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