{"id":367446,"date":"2026-07-17T01:43:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=367446"},"modified":"2026-07-17T01:43:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:13:48","slug":"frankie-edgar-sends-advice-to-dustin-poirier-having-battled-tough-retirement-for-4-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/frankie-edgar-sends-advice-to-dustin-poirier-having-battled-tough-retirement-for-4-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Frankie Edgar sends advice to Dustin Poirier having battled ‘tough’ retirement for 4 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Frankie Edgar didn\u2019t reach out to Dustin Poirier but still has some invaluable knowledge he could pass on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Poirier had been honest in regards to the difficulties he\u2019s faced since retiring before he was arrested last month in a public drunk charge.<\/p>\n

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\u2018The Diamond\u2019 remains to be adapting to life after his MMA profession after laying his gloves down in the midst of the Octagon last yr.<\/p>\n

While Poirier has repeatedly suggested fights he\u2019d come back for, \u2018The Answer\u2019 believes there are other ways in which may also help to fill the void left behind by competition.<\/p>\n

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Which UFC legend had the worst final run within the promotion?<\/h3>\n

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Frankie Edgar tells Dustin Poirier to lean on his family when sharing post-retirement advice<\/h2>\n

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

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.<\/p>\n

Competing in wrestling has scratched the competitive itch for the previous UFC lightweight champion.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, he still needed to navigate the difficult transition period after retiring which so many fighters have struggled through.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s tough. I\u2019ve been competing since I used to be 13 at a fairly high-level,\u201d Edgar told Bloody Elbow. \u201cYou try this to your whole life and abruptly someone says, \u2018Ah, you\u2019re not doing it anymore.\u2019 It\u2019s a weird feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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When specifically asked about Dustin Poirier\u2019s recent issues, Edgar replied that he hasn\u2019t spoken to \u2018The Diamond\u2019 and imagines that he\u2019s had loads of people reach out, a lot of whom can be closer than him.<\/p>\n

He went on to share a number of the things that worked for him when stepping away from fighting as pieces of recommendation he\u2019d pass on if given the chance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I were to inform him anything, I might just say lean on your loved ones, man,\u201d he said. \u201cLean in your kids. That\u2019s 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. <\/p>\n

\u201cHelping out other kids in my community and adults in my community helps you retain that straight and narrow. You must have different goals. You\u2019ve got to offer yourself some different goals.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

RAF 11 in Milwaukee can be Edgar\u2019s second outing of the yr following a debut loss within the promotion to Merab Dvalishvili in May.<\/p>\n

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