Dustin Poirier is ready for his title shot against Islam Makhachev at UFC 302, and he's here for the NEWEST edition of the DC Check-In! Poirier tells Daniel Cormier he's not ruling out retirement ahead of his fight against the champ. And Poirier compares both Islam and Khabib Nurmagomedov, and why Makhachev's style will present opportunities for a knockout win. Plus, Dustin REVEALS exactly how he plans on finishing Islam Makhachev in the superstar showdown in Newark. Cormier and Poirier talk about Dustin's daughter being in attendance for the first time, and what that moment means to DP. And don't miss the moment DC tries to recruit Dustin Poirier to do a podcast with him!

1:00 - DC admits he "hates" retirement talk
3:00 - Dustin knew he'd get a title shot
4:15 - Story of Poirier getting this fight
6:00 - Partnering up with Mateusz Gamrot
7:30 - UFC Hall of Fame
8:30 - Poirier daughter in attendance at UFC 302
9:45 - Islam Makhachev

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John recaps his best moment from the week starting with his interview the Florida State GM talking about that position and what goes into being a GM at a college (6:00), later he dives into Dak talking about how he doesn't play football for the money and if he thinks that's actually true (59:26), and finally the reaction after hearing that the Bears will be on Hard Knocks (1:06:58). #Volume #Herd

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Mannix is joined this week by former middleweight champion and DAZN broadcaster Darren Barker. Mannix and Barker discuss Saturday's anticipated 5 vs. 5 pitting top fighters from Matchroom Boxing against the best from Queensbury Promotions, including a win-or-go-home showdown between Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang at the top of the card. Later, Austin "Ammo" Williams joins Mannix to discuss his fight against Hamzah Sheeraz, how he has overcome mental health struggles, why he wants to be known as "Tiger" now and more. #Volume #Herd

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