Magician surprises his "favorite UFC fighter" Dustin Poirier with incredible magic trick display, 'The Diamond' reacts: "You gotta see this guy" 

An individual recently prompted a wild reaction from Dustin Poirier as a result of his magic trick. Poirier was initially excited but was taken aback at the end of the trick.

Toushis Azad, a magician and social media star, recently performed a card trick in front of Poirier, saying that he had come specifically to surprise his favorite UFC fighter. He captioned the post:

''Surprising my favorite UFC fighter Dustin Poirier with insane magic''

Poirier responded by expressing his joy and informing others about Azad's abilities.

''Hey, you gotta see this guy, he's so good. Check this out''

Check out the post below:

Poirier is a trickster himself. He performed an impressive magic act for his family during a gathering four years ago. The former UFC interim lightweight champion stunned them when he made sand magically fall out of his palms.

Check out Dustin Poirier's magic video uploaded by ESPN MMA below:

As for the MMA scene, Poirier was unsuccessful at becoming the undisputed champion for the third time when he took on Islam Makhachev in the main event of UFC 302 last year. Unfortunately, he was submitted by Makhachev via D'Arce choke in the final round.

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Islam Makhachev acknowledges his errors against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302

Dustin Poirier put up a tough fight against Islam Makhachev in his lightweight title bid at UFC 302. Throughout the fight, Poirier skillfully defended takedowns and delivered a strong striking performance. He even caused a gash on the reigning champion's forehead. But Makhachev pulled himself together and submitted 'The Diamond' in the last round.

In a recent interview with Demetrious Johnson on his YouTube channel, Makhachev looked back on his mistakes, saying:

''[Poirier] prepare for this fight very well... Good homework. He defended my wrestling. I did like, a lot of mistake... I did mistake a couple of times, you know, and he gave me a [gash]... But when I watch the highlights, I like this fight.''

Check out Islam Makhachev's comments below (25:42):