Dustin Poirier reveals UFC ‘immediately’ reached out offering help after his public drunkenness arrest

Dustin Poirier has revealed that the UFC immediately offered its support following his public drunkenness arrest at an Atlanta airport in June. The former interim lightweight champion was removed from a flight, arrested, and involved in an altercation with police officers responding to the incident. He has since apologized for his behavior and praised the officers' handling of the situation.

Poirier told Yahoo Sports that UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell contacted him just one day after the arrest to offer assistance. "I mean literally one day after the arrest and all that happened, Hunter Campbell with the UFC reached out to me and asked me what he can do?" Poirier said. "The UFC's got my back." Campbell reportedly emphasized the company's commitment, telling Poirier they would not let him "handle all this on [his] own" after 15 years of fighting for the promotion.

The lightweight has since reached 28 days of sobriety and credits the promotion's backing throughout the ordeal. UFC CEO Dana White recently confirmed that the company operates a wellness program similar to WWE's athlete support system, though it typically remains unpublicized. Poirier's case appears to be a concrete example of the UFC leveraging that program to assist a veteran fighter during a personal crisis.