Dustin Poirier admits he helped teammate cheat scale to make weight

Dustin Poirier recently revealed on the "Deep Waters" podcast that he once helped a teammate illegally manipulate a scale to make weight before a fight in Mississippi. The former UFC interim lightweight champion admitted to standing behind the towel with his overweight teammate during the weigh-in process and physically lifting him to get him on the scale at the required weight limit.

"One time one of my buddies was fighting in Mississippi," Poirier explained. "And they had the towel out, he was naked, he was over [the weight limit]. I was behind the towel with him. Everybody was in front. I grabbed a handful of hairy man ass cheeks and I lifted him up a little bit, got him on weight."

Poirier's anecdote highlights the lengths some fighters and their associates go to in order to make weight, a critical aspect of combat sports competition. When fighters are cutting weight close to the limit, officials typically allow them to stand naked behind a towel during the official weigh-in, a standard procedure across major promotions. Poirier's admission demonstrates the camaraderie among training partners, though such actions would likely draw scrutiny from athletic commissions if discovered.

Poirier (30-10) retired from competition after losing to Max Holloway last year. However, he has since indicated that he misses fighting and has not completely ruled out a potential comeback to the sport.