Overview
- Booking records show Poirier was taken into custody on a public-drunk misdemeanor on Sunday, June 21, and released later that night.
- He made an initial court appearance the next morning and faces a charge that under Georgia law can carry up to one year in jail or fines if convicted.
- No official account has been released describing what led to the arrest and reporting so far relies on booking records plus witness video shared on social media.
- Former fighter Ben Askren posted video that appears to show play-wrestling at an airport before the arrest and rival Colby Covington publicly mocked Poirier after the news broke.
- Poirier retired in July 2025, has publicly discussed struggles with the post-fight transition and alcohol, and posted an Instagram story saying, “Love you all. I’m working on myself,” while having no widely reported prior criminal record.