Frankie Edgar sends advice to Dustin Poirier having battled ‘tough’ retirement for 4 years

Frankie Edgar didn’t reach out to Dustin Poirier but still has some invaluable knowledge he could pass on.

Poirier had been honest in regards to the difficulties he’s faced since retiring before he was arrested last month in a public drunk charge.

‘The Diamond’ remains to be adapting to life after his MMA profession after laying his gloves down in the midst of the Octagon last yr.

While Poirier has repeatedly suggested fights he’d come back for, ‘The Answer’ believes there are other ways in which may also help to fill the void left behind by competition.

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Frankie Edgar tells Dustin Poirier to lean on his family when sharing post-retirement advice

Before he was stopped by Chris Gutierrez at UFC 281, Frankie Edgar announced that this may be his last fight whatever the final result.

Edgar did plan on returning for a BKFC fight last yr that ended up getting cancelled before he began to compete in RAF, where he returns on July 18 to tackle Clay Guida.

Competing in wrestling has scratched the competitive itch for the previous UFC lightweight champion.

Nevertheless, he still needed to navigate the difficult transition period after retiring which so many fighters have struggled through.

“It’s tough. I’ve been competing since I used to be 13 at a fairly high-level,” Edgar told Bloody Elbow. “You try this to your whole life and abruptly someone says, ‘Ah, you’re not doing it anymore.’ It’s a weird feeling.”

When specifically asked about Dustin Poirier’s recent issues, Edgar replied that he hasn’t spoken to ‘The Diamond’ and imagines that he’s had loads of people reach out, a lot of whom can be closer than him.

He went on to share a number of the things that worked for him when stepping away from fighting as pieces of recommendation he’d pass on if given the chance.

“If I were to inform him anything, I might just say lean on your loved ones, man,” he said. “Lean in your kids. That’s sort of what I did. I jumped into their lives and their careers and sort of tried to assist them and opening my very own martial arts academy also helped as well.

“Helping out other kids in my community and adults in my community helps you retain that straight and narrow. You must have different goals. You’ve got to offer yourself some different goals.”   

RAF 11 in Milwaukee can be Edgar’s second outing of the yr following a debut loss within the promotion to Merab Dvalishvili in May.