COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Dustin Poirier will continue his annual post-fight tradition of auctioning off his fight gear following his UFC 236 interim lightweight title fight with Max Holloway next month. However, this time will mark Poirier’s grandest gesture to date. Poirier (24-5 MMA, 16-4 UFC), who rematches Holloway for the interim 155-pound strap in the UFC 236 main event, will raise money to build a playground at an elementary school for disabled children in his hometown of Lafayette, La. “There was a kid named Aaron Hill who had a very rare brain disease called ALD, and his dream and wish was his school would have a playground the people in wheelchairs and people in his class can go have time and play on,” Poirier told MMA Junkie. “He passed away before his dream became a reality.

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Dustin Poirier to auction UFC 236 fight gear to build playground for disabled children – MMA Junkie

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