Poirier exhibited threatening behavior during his arrest for
public intoxication this past Sunday.
In a video from the Atlanta Police Department obtained by TMZ
Sports, Poirier is seen being argumentative and threatening to
fight a police officer before being arrested.
🚨 Dustin
Poirier was unhinged during his arrest this week in a totally
chaotic scene🎥: Atlanta Police Department pic.twitter.com/DKCBQBLR81
— TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports)
June 23, 2026
The retired
UFC veteran initially became agitated after he was pulled off a
plane at the Atlanta airport. An officer wearing a body cam
responded to the scene after Poirier was hostile toward gate
agents.
The officer recognizes Poirier, which only serves to agitate the
Louisiana native even further. That’s when Poirier removes his
backpack, and threatens to fight the officer.
“I’ll fight you right now,” Poirier says. “I’ll go with you right
now. Let’s go. Yeah, tell ‘em. Tell ‘em to come on, because it’s
going to be bad. What’s up? You want to fight?”
The officer then calls for backup while apparently pulling out a
taser.
“You gonna tase me?” Poirier said. “You gonna tase me, dog? I’m
gonna bang you up.”
Eventually, Poirier allows himself to be handcuffed when other
police officers arrive upon the scene. Before he is escorted away,
Poirier offers a fist bump to the initial officer with whom he had
the confrontation.
“Hey, pound it,” Poirier said. “You did a great job. You did what
you could. “
Poirier was booked into Clayton County Jail for public drunkenness
on Sunday and released a few hours later. In Georgia, that offense
is a misdemeanor that comes with up to a year in jail and a $1,000
fine.
Poirier appeared to briefly address the incident on his Instagram
Stories, writing: “Love you all. I’m working on myself.”
While Ben
Askren initially shared a video claiming that Poirier was
wrestling some of his friends at the airport, it now appears with
the new bodycam video that the retired fighter did more to lead to
his arrest. However, fellow UFC veteran King Green
came to Poirier’s defense.
King Green Reacts
“You’re telling me on Father’s Day I can’t get drunk?” Green said
in a video on social media. “They caught him at 6:30 p.m. not at no
motherf—king 2 a.m. or 4 a.m. in the morning. At 6:30 p.m. I can’t
get drunk as s—t on Father’s Day? What the f—k?… With all the s—t
we go through, let me enjoy my drink and leave me the f—k
alone”
King Green
comes to the defense of Dustin
Poirier after his recent arrest“You’re telling me on Father’s Day I can’t get drunk? They caught
him at 6:30 PM not at 2 AM or 4 AM. With all the s**t we go
through, let me enjoy my drink and leave me the f**k alone”
pic.twitter.com/vuAZ9aH991— FULL SEND MMA (@full_send_mma)
June 23, 2026
Poirier announced his retirement from MMA following a unanimous
decision loss to Max
Holloway in a farewell fight at UFC 318 last July. The
37-year-old Louisiana native enjoyed a decorated career that saw
him challenge for lightweight gold on multiple occasions. He earned
notable wins over the likes of Conor
McGregor (twice), Holloway (twice), Eddie
Alvarez, Justin
Gaethje, Anthony
Pettis, Jim Miller,
Dan
Hooker and Benoit St.
Denis, to name a few.