Media BSD says he was completely dehydrated in Poirier fight, Dustin responds

[BoxerMaurits]

 

[Conor Strickland]

Remember to drink water Sherbros. Gotta stay hydrated

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

I thought it was antibiotics

 

[Last Falconry]

I thought Prime hydration was supposed to remedy this kind of thing

 

[Dorkman]

I mean, we get it. You weren’t 100%. But you showed up, so accept the result.

 

[pātrēärkē]

Staph infection

Dehydrated

 

[Vil7]

If he was thirsty his corner should have gave him a beer between rounds. Or maybe champagne since he is French.

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

He needs to hire the Waterboy

 

[Matt Brown's Elbow]

He's making it worse. Dude you lost, if you had a infection say before the fight, not afterwards when you got ko'd. Now this dehydration bollocks, rapidly losing respect for this man.

 

[SSgt Dickweed]

He used to compete at 190 lbs in JJ tourneys right? The weight cut and staph for sure impeded his performance. Still an amazing win for Dustin.

 

[Poatan Power]

I thought it was antibiotics

This may come as a shock to some of the RN's/MD's here on Sherdog, but taking broad spectrum antibiotics to treat an existing infection can have several side effects, including diarrhea --> electrolyte imbalance / dehydration. It can also make you, in general, feel like absolute ass.

I don't think benoit is doing himself any favors attempting to explain any mitigating factors here, especially in translations. But I'm not surprised he had a suboptimal performance given the circumstances. He was also performing well in spite of, anyway.

Hopefully he lives and learns from every aspect he can in this scenario: antibiotic therapy so close to a fight, weight management difficulties on antibiotic therapy, and attempting to be so transparent post-fight. Best to just keep mum and come back stronger next time, sharing these details only with Dana and UFC match makers.

He's making worse. Dude you lost, if you had a infection say before the fight, not afterwards when you got ko'd. Now this dehydration bollocks, rapidly losing respect for this man.

I agree with this dork with a new account.

 

[Colemanstove]

He's making worse. Dude you lost, if you had a infection say before the fight, not afterwards when you got ko'd. Now this dehydration bollocks, rapidly losing respect for this man.

He's a veteran and cage fighter. Loser on the internet doesn't respect him

 

[Simple Southerner]

 

[NicholasJBasile]

lmao at Poirier's response -- that's perfect; bonus points to BSD if he capitalizes on this excuse and comes out as a water drinking mascot in future fights

 

[KarateYeah]

Oh fuck outta here.. i kinda liked him but only brazilians get shit for excuses lol

BSD "Water Boy" would not have lost then

 

[Asahi]

So what, he fought like an idiot.

 

[Motivated BJ Penn]

 

[Chaotic Progressor]

Bro. Just take the loss n stfu.

 

[BFoe]

I’m sure that having staph just prior to the fight did play a role. Not sure it changed the outcome, but it probably played a role.

 

[spinup]

I have no doubt that the infection and antibiotics made harder a weight cut that is already consequential.

But there is a deeper problem with BSD, he carries a shitload of injuries for a guy his age. He needs to review his training philosophy.
The culture in french army (despite the white flag memes) especially special forces, is to always force through pain and injuries. It's fine for the army because they retire most guys after 5-10 years but they age at 3x the normal rate and lots of them are crippled at 40.