Agar belt street fights ke liye milta na Dustin 10 saal ka tha belt uske paas hota. Pakka. Lafayatte. Lafayatte, Louisiana. Criminal city. Father nahi tha. Banda full active. Ek jagah baithta nahi tha. Wrestling karta tha theek hai Par usme mazaa nahi aaya. Kuch aur games try kiye. Nahi! True passion nahi mili. Asli kick usko fite se milti thi. Har din street pe fite. Almost. Har din. Ek din isi wajah se juvenile colony mein gaya. Matlab jail bachpan mein. Ek saal wahan. School bhi finish nahi kiya.
Paisa nahi tha. Kya karega McDonald’s mein kaam. Patni ke saath. Girlfriend thi tab Jolie. Aur saath mein Random ghumna street parties. Life aisi hi chal rahi thi. Phir 18 ka hua. Wahin se badlav aaya. Buxes mein ghusa. Training. Har din. Phir MMA ke baare mein pata chala. Dhinchak. Wo bola “Yaar ek niche thi life mein jo pata nahi thi. Ab mil gayi. Ab fill ho gayi.” Obsessed. Fites. Sota tha tab bhi fites. Jaagta tha tab bhi fites. Din bhar kaam karte hue bhi fites. Weight loss kiya. Gande dosto ko chhod diya. Mast. Chhe mahine baad. MMA debut.
Ek car thi unki. Jolie aur Dustin. Bas. Wohi car. Training mein bhi Jolie chala ke le jaati. Tournaments mein bhi. Doosre states. Subah-subah wapas. Louisiana. Apne kaam pe. Phir Dustin ko pick karne jaati fite ke baad. Arey bhai. Ye hai commitment! Aaj kal toh ladkiyaan keh deti hain, “Gym jaa rahe ho Uber kar lo na.” Sidenote: Mera ek dost tha college mein uska weightlifting ka junoon aisa tha ki exam ke din bhi protein shake bana ke aata tha. Kya pagalpan tha!
19th birthday se ek mahina pehle. Amateur fite. Pehla. Ek saal tak. Poora country ghooma. Sab ko jeeta. May 2009. Pro career. Debut. Less than 90 seconds. Knockout. Arno Suarez. Aur official journey shuru. Top ki taraf.
Agla 11 mahine. Paanch fites aur. Sab jeeta. Third round tak bhi nahi gaya. Finish. Opponents On and Jollies record track zero. Dyer Krams experienced banda. Nine wins. Two losses. Fite Matrix mein spot ho chuke the. Dustin jeeta. Seedha top 300 ratings mein. 261st line. Woh Champion ban gaya. DJ Pem. Teen defenses. Shinya Aoki. Kenny Florian. Ideal Wars. Aur Frankie Edgar jo belt le gaya Pem se.
Local tournaments mein jab kamaal dikhaaya toh bade promotions ki nazar padi. Dream ne daala usko. Canada. Derek Goti se mila. Canadian show. 6-1 record. 250th place. Par Poirier ne usko 57 seconds mein tod diya. Next fite. WEC. Danny Castillo. 30 saal ka wrestler. Dustin back pe raha bohot. Dangerous situations se nikalta raha. Decision win.
Phir mushkil aayi. Ek aur loss. Career khatam ho sakta tha. Promotion mein. Teen mahine mein fite. Bake Wright. 11 wins 2 losses. Dustin ne bola, “Agar isse haara toh ghar wapas Louisiana. Phir local promotions mein hi reh jaunga. Badi stage pe dobara chance nahi milega.” Extreme motivation! Pehle second se. Hathoda chalaya. Hila diya opponent ko. Less than a minute. KO! Contract bach gaya. UFC mein aa gaya. WEC toh khatam ho gaya tha.
UFC mein. Jose Aldo vs Josh Grispi. Aldo injured. Matchmaker ne fite cancel nahi ki. Dustin ko daala. Replacement. Challenger status nahi tha par chance tha. Goods dikhaane ka. Grispi. 10 wins. Sab WEC mein. Title fite ka wait kar raha tha. Top 10 mein. Best sem-lightweights mein se ek. Dustin ke paas ek mahina tha. Prepare karne ke liye. Pehli baar 66 kg tak weight cut. Sidenote: Hum Indians toh ek extra samosa kha lein toh pet nikal jaata hai. Socho yeh log kaise karte honge itni massive weight cuts! Mera toh bas pani peene se bhi weight badh jaata hai.
Par Dustin ne kar dikhaaya. Sensation! Strikes mein better. Clinch mein. Fite mein bhi. Knockdown kiya bade opponent ko. Judges ne decision Poirier ko di. Grispi Phir kabhi jeeta nahi. Jail gaya. Career khatam. Dustin Top 20 mein. 16th line. Wahin Aldo. Pichhe Hiroyuki Takaya Joe Raven Chad Mendes… pagal line up. Young Dustin ki success ne Dana White ka dil jeet liya. Old I. J. se fite set. But injured ho gaya woh. Jason Jung se fite. Debutant. Dustin confident. Exchange mein ghusa. Jab tempo slow karna tha clinch ya ground. Thoda third round mein dhila pada par jeet gaya. Doosri win.
Phir chhe mahine mein do aur. First Dors Pas uska naam ab veteran fans ko hi yaad hoga. Phir ek young Hawaiian boy. Max Holloway. Short notice pe aaya. Youngest fighter tab. Dustin ne usko nahi baksha. Stand-up throw triangle choke! Subah-subah. Kuchh ghante baad. Pehla bonus! Chaar wins. Rating mein zyada upar nahi gaya. Par log dekh rahe the.
Kuchh mahine baad. Main eventer! Korean Zombie vs Poirier. Dono young stars. Crazy expectations. Zombie ne pehle round mein takedown kiya. Dusre mein. Full arsenal. Ground pe torture. Choke try karta raha. Poirier bhi jawaab de raha tha. Fourth round mein. Dono thake hue the. Zombie ne combo maara. Corner mein ghusaaya. Kuchh seconds baad. Choke. Dors. Khatam! Fite of the Year! Par Dustin ko farak nahi pada. Win streak toot gayi. Record mein doosra haar. Rating 26th pe aa gayi.
Ye sab dekhke. Dustin ne socha. Badlav zaroori hai. Pack kiya bag. Florida. American Top Team. Duniya ke respected gyms mein se ek. Mike Brown ne sikhaya. “Usne mujhe bohot tricks sikhayi. Mats pe bhi bahar bhi. Jab aisa banda paas ho jisne sab kuch dekha ho woh anmol experience hota hai.” Saath mahine baad. Jonathan Brookins se fite. Choke. Brookins so gaya. Ratings mein 7th position. Aldo abhi bhi champ. Mendes Lamas Zombie sab peeche.
Winning streak chahiye thi. Short notice pe Cabo Swanson se fite le li. Ek mahine se kam time. 82 kg weight. Lie kiya thoda weight ke baare mein. Hardest camp. Most painful. Par weight bana liya. Swanson ne 3 knockouts kiye the. Par Dustin ne fite di. Pace control kiya. Distance. Takedowns. Par Swanson ne rounds jeete. Powerful explosions. Heavy hits. Last paanch minutes. Ground and pound.
Is fite ke baad. Wapas Louisiana. Kya kare Wife aayi help karne. Medical school chhod di. Florida aa gayi uske saath. Full support. Diamond ne full training pe focus kiya. Teen wins. Eric koch. Diego Brandao (6 saal experience). Akira Corassani (MMA mein kabhi haara nahi tha). Ye streak usko 5th line pe laayi. Swanson ke peeche. Badla lena chahta tha. Par saamne kaun aaya Conor McGregor. Sidenote: Khabib ki guillotine jab Dustin ne pakdi thi main toh TV ke saamne khud ko khada kar diya tha. Lag raha tha bas! Bas ab hone wala hai! Dil ki dhadkanein tez ho gayi thi.
Conor. Tabhi career speed pakad raha tha. Challenges fek raha tha. Aadhi roster ko gussa dila diya tha. Weigh-in pe hi pata chal gaya tha. Banda full charge hai. Emotionally aaya tha. Aur usi ka bill bhara pehle round mein. KO! Conor ke liye saare darwaaze khul gaye. Dustin ke liye Pehli baar KO hua tha. Doosra turning point.
Thoda break liya. Announce kiya. Featherweight chhod raha hoon. Lightweight mein champion banunga. 70 kg. Logo ne bola “Bakwaas.” Next fite. Diego Ferreira. KO. Do mahine baad. Yancy Medeiros. Pehle half minute mein knockdown. Phir body shot. Finished! Louisiana mein fite thi. Home state. Crowd full support. 15th line. Lightweight division. Khabib Ferguson Cerrone…
Duffy se fite. Ireland mein. Duffy ne Conor ko haraya tha. Full hype. Par Duffy injured ho gaya. Fite postopone. Phir hui. Dustin ki naak tooti. Par jeet gaya. Confident decision. 12th place. Dheere dheere. Bobby Green se fite. Easy control. 2 knockdowns. Top 10 mein. 8th pe. Chaar wins.
Michael Johnson. 2 losses. Par fastest hands. Dustin ne exchange kiya. Aur bad luck. Beautiful knockout. Johnson jeet gaya. Dustin phir gir gaya. Division mein badlav aane wale the. Alvarez belt de raha tha Conor ko. Khabib Ferguson ki fite nahi ho rahi thi. Conor masti mein tha.
Jimmy Miller. Veteran. Kai baar log usko khatam samajh chuke the. Par Miller ne 3 wins kiye the. Dustin ne control kiya. Par Miller leg kick maarta raha. Third round mein. Poirier mushkil se khada tha. 15 minute ki jung. Judges ne alag scores diye. Ek ne Miller ko jeetaaya. Baaki do Dustin. “Us fite mein itna dard hua kabhi nahi hua. Shin mein dard. Rounds ke beech coach ki sun nahi pa raha tha bas dard tha dimag mein.”
Teen mahine baad. Injuries thi. Par fite li. Eddie Alvarez. Former champion. Alvarez ne lightly liya. Dustin ne distance control ki. Body shots. Legs. Second round mein Alvarez hil gaya. Par bach gaya. Counter attack. Galti ki. Illegal knee strikes. Referee Herb Dean ne rok di fite. No contest. Rematch ke liye ek saal.
Is beech. Do stars se deal kiya. Justin Gaethje. Dono top 5 mein. Headlining. Arizona. Crazy exchange. Chaotic. Dono ne ek doosre ko 300 significant blows maare! Fite of the Year. Dustin ne jeeta. Clinch se punch. Fourth round. Par quadriceps phat gaya. Weeks tak dard.
Recover hua. Alvarez se dobara fite. Is baar koi galti nahi. TKO. Second round mein. Teen wins. Seedha third place. Khabib Conor aage the. Dustin ne high-profile fites pe focus kiya. Nate Diaz se fite set. Navi 230. New York. Par hip issue. Cancel. Khabib banned. Conor gayab. Toh interim belt ka khel. Ferguson vs Max Holloway. Ferguson injured. Dustin ko offer. Pakad li chance. Super fite!
Max Holloway se fite. Five rounds. High tempo. Feints. Bold combinations. Max ko bas ek round mila. Dustin ne belt pehni. Interim belt. Paanch mahine baad. Khabib se mila. Emirates. Status elite fighter ka ban gaya. Interview mein Dustin ne bola tha. Khabib ko harana aata hai usko. Koi nahi maana. Par cage mein. Khabib danger mein! Pehle. Dustin ne blows maare. Khabib peeche hata. Phir. Guillotine. Khabib ko pakda. Tight. Sensation bana sakta tha. “Pata hai kitni tight thi grip. Business mein centimeter ki baat hai. Kitna kareeb tha jeet ke. Par sabse zyada kya dukh deta hai Ki main guard close nahi kar paaya. Door ya Anaconda try nahi kiya jab woh side pe jaa raha tha.”
Third round mein. Dustin ne choke chhod diya. Haar gaya. Career ki sabse important fite. Break liya. Charity foundation pe kaam kiya. Family ke saath time. Phir. Dan Hooker. Number 5. Unexpected. Slow start. Do round lose kiye. Phir pakda initiative. Pressure. Speed. Accuracy. Public decision. Jeet gaya.
Lightweight mein second position. Top 10 P4P mein bhi. Next step Title fite. Par Gaethje ko belt fite mil gayi thi. Toh Dustin ne doosra raasta chuna. Red Panty Night. Conor McGregor. Rematch. Fite Island. UFC 257. Conor favourite tha. Start bhi achha kiya. Dustin ko hilaya. Par unexpected. American ne McGregor ke shin pe kicks maare. Ground work. Second round. Conor toot gaya. Dustin ne floor pe bheja. Finish kiya. Chhe saal purani haar ka badla. Khabib retire ho gaya. Dustin ab pehla contender. Par usne Conor se ek aur fite li. Trilogy. July 11 ko khatam hogi. Jeetega toh mota paisa. Aur automatic title shot. Conor ab favourite nahi hai. Dekhte hain bhai. Kya hota hai. Asli Diamond ki kahani toh abhi baaki hai.