Overview
- Dustin Poirier posted a February 14 social-media video showing a visibly broken pinky toe suffered during training at American Top Team.
- In the clip, he bent the injured toe and said, “It hurt, but I’ll do it again,” as the footage drew wide viral attention.
- The injury followed his February 12 return to the mats, where he was seen working with UFC lightweight contender Mateusz Gamrot.
- Media noted parallels to Conor McGregor’s 2024 withdrawal from UFC 303 for a similar pinky-toe injury, which Poirier previously questioned as a pullout reason on The MMA Hour.
- No fight is booked for Poirier, and outlets say the setback could complicate speculative return scenarios such as boxing Nate Diaz or a trilogy with Justin Gaethje.