But I was trying to pull my arm out and it felt like it was in there. I don’t remember the fingers in the glove. “ Mike Brown was asking me when I got back into the locker room, why I didn’t just slide my arm out. When asked about it he responded saying :
Dustin Poirier responds to Charles Oliveria cheating rumor:ĭustin Poirier later reacted to the uncertainty of the incident. Herb Dean, the referee wasn’t able to see that. If detected, that could have resulted in the fight being temporarily stopped. Even though the fight didn’t end there, it certainly did take a lot of energy off Dustin. This led to Oliveira achieving a better position on the ground. Thus, Poirier had to roll in order to get out of that position. However, Poirier’s position wasn’t that bad as Oliveira wasn’t able to lock his arm.īut, as pointed out by Joe Rogan in the commentary first it seemed as if Oliveira cuffed his fingers inside Dustin’s gloves. Just then Charles caught Dustin’s right hand planning to give an armbar.
But, somehow Dustin got the top position and was going to strike Oliveira (who was still on the ground). An incident happened in the cage which might raise questions about the authenticity of Oliveira’s win.Īfter surviving through a difficult round one, Oliveira took down Poirier in the second round. But, this victory wasn’t at all smooth for the champ. With this victory, Oliveira certainly proved the people wrong who had doubts about him before coming to this fight. However, “ Do Bronx” took plenty of damage in the first round before locking Dustin up with his ground attack to set up the finish. He won the fight via a rear-naked choke in the third round. Charles Oliveira defended his lightweight title at UFC 269 by defeating The Diamond Dustin Poirier.