Check out UFC fighter Dustin Poirier slapping a heckler over a Conor McGregor sign which read “wife in my DMs,” with the video viral
What happened to a heckler who approached former UFC champion Dustin Poirier during a Louisiana Mardi Gras parade with a sign that said, “Hey Dustin, your wife’s in my DM’s”?
At a Mardi Gras parade in Youngsville, Louisiana, over the weekend, a guy held a banner in Dustin Poirier’s face that made reference to a remark that Poirier’s opponent Conor McGregor made about his wife prior to their UFC 264 match in 2021.
Poirier reacted angrily to the man.
“Wife in my DMs,” Dustin Poirier slaps heckler with Conor McGregor sign, video goes viral
The man with the beard approached Poirier’s car and showed him the placard as the man’s alleged friend appeared to be filming the interaction.
Poirier, 34, and his wife Jolie were in the parade on Saturday when a man approached the car they were in while carrying a placard that read, “Hi Dustin, your wife’s in my DM’s.”
Poirier gave the sign some thought before appearing to give the man a high-five. So when the heckler leaned in, Poirier punched him in the face.
HARDOOOOOOO @DustinPoirier should’ve slept him
(via @TheArtOfWar6) pic.twitter.com/5XZWu5FYAm
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) February 21, 2023
The sign might have been a reference to Conor McGregor’s statement after a 2019 fight, in which the Irishman broke his tibia and forced doctors to call the fight.
“Your wife is in my DMs. Hey baby, hit me back up and I’ll chat to you later on,” McGregor said. “We’ll be having an afterparty at the Wynn nightclub baby.”
In response, Jolie Poirier gave McGregor the middle finger.
Other MMA fighters commented on the Mardi Gras scene on Twitter and praised Poirier for confronting the heckler.
People are getting way too comfortable being disrespectful.
Good shit slapping him @DustinPoirier https://t.co/O5NMcZojE8— Adrian Yañez (@yanezmma) February 21, 2023
Jolie shared a picture of the couple and their young daughter taken from their perch and parade. The man’s sign gesture is made much more terrible by the young child, who can be seen waving in the video.
Dustin and Jolie got married in 2019 while they were in middle school together.
The fact that Poirier, who is presently ranked No. 12 in the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings, didn’t seem to give a clean strike to the face was fortunate for the heckler.
The clout-chaser may have nonetheless discovered a valuable lesson about how real life differs from online.