Dustin Poirier seeks to apologize to officer after airport arrest

Dustin Poirier wants to apologize personally to the police officer he threatened during his July arrest at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

The former UFC interim lightweight champion told his lawyer to track down the officer's contact information so he can call or write to acknowledge how well the situation was handled, according to Sherdog. Poirier was arrested after reportedly threatening to fight an officer and using a racial slur while drunk at an airport gate, where desk agents had refused to let him board a flight.

Poirier praises officer's professionalism after drunken incident

"I actually asked a lawyer in Atlanta that I've been working with if he can please give me that officer's information, his address," Poirier said on "The Diary of a CEO" podcast. "I want to write him a letter. His cell phone, if I can call him, just to tell him how great of a job he did dealing with a person in that condition, how professional he was. He's incredible… it could have been so much worse."

Poirier, who holds a 30-10 record, also issued an apology to the gate agents who denied him boarding after spotting his intoxicated state. He admitted he was drunk when he approached the desk and believes that triggered the confrontation.

The former title challenger credited the officer's restraint for preventing the encounter from escalating further. No court date has been announced.

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