Dustin Poirier came through with his promise and donated $20,000 to Charles Oliveira Institute, a social program created by the UFC lightweight champion to teach martial arts for free to unprivileged kids in Guaruja, Brazil.
“Promise kept,” Poirier, a Lafayette-based nonprofit, announced via The Good Fight Foundation. “We are supporting Charles [and] his mission to empower the youth of Brazil. All the best to you in your upcoming title defense.”
Just moments after he lost to the Brazilian via third-round rear-naked choke at UFC 269 in December, Poirier told Oliveira he was going to make the donation to a charity of his choice, saying he was “proud” of the lightweight champ and wanted to “support the kids.”
” You’re amazing, brother,” Oliveira said on Friday via social media. “Only gratitude. Dustin Poirier Thank you so much for your love.
Oliveira, who started his own martial arts journey by training for free in a gym in Guaruja, is scheduled to defend the UFC title against Justin Gaethje at UFC 274, which goes down May 7 in Phoenix. Poirier’s next fight has not yet been announced by the UFC.
