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#2 Dustin Poirier received the inaugural Forrest Griffin Award for his community work
Dustin Poirier runs The Good Fight Foundation, a charity that helps the poor and community workers.
His foundation has launched several programs over the last three years, including annual Thanksgiving food drives, back-to-school campaigns and fundraisers to help purchase utility kits for hundreds of women going through homelessness and even furniture for local shelters.
In 2020, the UFC announced Dustin Poirier as the winner of the inaugural Forrest Griffin Community Award. He received $25,000 towards the charity of his choice. The announcement was made during his interview with Jon Anik. After receiving the award, 'The Diamond' said:
"I’m just grateful for the things we have accomplished with the foundation, the way it’s growing and the support and people getting behind it. It’s amazing that when you do something from the heart, something that means something to you, and you do it the right way, all the right things fall into place. These things aren't forced, they are just happening."
Dana White lauded Dustin Poirier for his community work and said:
"Dustin is a great athlete, but more importantly he’s a great human being. He is a kid who works hard and is passionate about giving back to not only his community, but to those who are less fortunate."
#1 Dustin Poirier has featured in a film which explores MMA
Dustin Poirier featured in a documentary on fighting called Fightville. The film, which premiered internationally in 2011 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, was directed by Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein.
The film featured other fighters from Poirier's hometown of Lafayette in Louisiana.
Dustin Poirier and Albert Stainback received much of the screen time as the film explored the fighters' troubled backgrounds and inclinations for fighting. In a movie clip, 'The Diamond' said:
"I definitely think fighting has opened the path to redemption for me. I mean I've tried; I've been in boot camp and juvenile detentions and programs and all this stuff that's supposed to help you.. And I mean that didn't help, you know, but when I found something that I wanted, I really was gonna chase it no matter what roadblock was in front of me.. I would go and get it.."
