TMZ Sports reports that Dustin Poirier was arrested on Sunday evening in Georgia for public intoxication.
According to the Savannah Morning News the location of where Poirier was arrested was not released. Ben Askren released a video which alluded to the fact that he was at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Per the report:
Georgia law defines public drunkenness as appearing in a public place while under the influence of alcohol or drugs to the degree that a person may endanger themselves, others or property, or by boisterousness, indecent conduct or vulgar language causes a disturbance.
Poirier released the below Instagram response after his arrest:
“Love you all Im [sic] working on my self” read the message.
The 37-year-old has been active in retirement. He appears on UFC telecasts as an analyst and is a member on the UFC’s Deep Waters podcast. However, in interviews and podcasts he’s discussed coming back to fighting.
Payout Perspective:
In my opinion, Poirier, who appeared as one of the nicest and most genuine fighters in combat sports. However, this arrest may spell out an issue that many in the sport have which is what to do after they retire. Poirier, who lives in Lafayette, Louisiana was in Atlanta with friends on Father’s Day. One would think that he would be his family on that day. But notwithstanding the reasons for not being with family, being drunk at around 6:30pm seems like an issue. Mind you, its likely that authorities knew who he was or at least gave him some opportunity to leave the situation but he was disruptive in public and was arrested. Hopefully for Poirier he can really work on himself.
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