UFC star Dustin Poirier recently revealed that he has been in the hospital for two days due to staph infection. Poirier took to his social media to update fans on the health problem he has been dealing with. He posted disturbing photos of an infection in his foot and showed a stay in the hospital on his Instagram story. Mike Bohn tweeted about Poirier with a praying emoji.
Check it out below:
https://twitter.com/MikeBohn/status/1599799990112718853
Some context on Dustin Poirier’s (@DustinPoirier) IG posts about being hospitalized … told me it’s staph, but he’s not responding to antibiotics over the last 24 hours. Undergoing further blood work now, hopefully get some answers today.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) December 5, 2022
Dustin Poirier is certainly a top contender in the UFC lightweight division and he has found himself in poor health of late. He is coming off of his UFC 281 win over Michael Chandler. Poirier has been circling the UFC lightweight division top five for a while now. He put himself in a great position with his last win in New York City but now this infection could derail his momentum.
The Instagram story has since been deleted but he did share a quick update to his Twitter.
“Going on day 2 in the hospital, he wrote “Sh-ts getting serious.”
Staph infection, medically known as staphylococcus is very common among fighters. It is very contagious and requires the treatment of a medical professional and antibiotics. Poirier has described his case as “serious”, and it could affect his training and push a possible return back weeks or even months.
We send wishes for him to make a speedy recovery and hope he makes a comeback soon.
