Dustin Poirier, Manny Pacquiao join forces for charity effort after Conor McGregor feud

Dustin Poirier and his charity ‘ Good Fight Foundation’ are once again helping homeless people of Uganda. In September 2019, when Diamond was preparing to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242, he teamed up with Justin Wren’s ‘Fight for Forgotten charity, to build water wells for a devastated orphan in Uganda. And w Poirier has teamed up with boxing legend Manny Pacquiao to help Batwa Pygmies, who are also kwn as "most bullied group of people in world".

Poirier, Pacquiao team up for great cause

Reports claim that both Dustin Poirier and Manny Pacquiao have donated $50,000 each to help Pygmies with water, food, housing and various facilities. $100,000 will be used to build 32 two-bedroom homes for Pygmies on land secured by Poirier's foundation two years ago. Moreover, legendary UFC commentator and comedian Joe Rogan will also contribute $100,000 to cause.

Wren praises Poirier, Pacquiao

According to Justin Wren, who is a former MMA fighter turned humanitarian, Batwa Pygmies are a group of people who have been systematically evicted from ir homes in forest without skills and tools to adapt to modern life. Wren claimed that Pygmies are some of most oppressed people in world, who rarely get help from government. Wren n praised both Poirier and Pacquiao for ir effort, asking ors to join cause.

Poirier, Pacquiao on charity effort

After news was made official, Poirier told Fight for Forgotten, "I started my foundation to tackle food insecurity and health care issues in my hometown in Louisiana. To think that today we’re addressing same issues in Uganda is like a dream come true". Later, Pacquiao revealed that he is always looking to help people in need, so he is happy to team up with Poirier and ors for a great cause.

Cor McGregor next fight: Cor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier Twitter feud

anuncement comes just a week after Dustin Poirier and Cor McGregor had feuded over a charitable donation. Leading to ir second clash in January, McGregor had promised to donate $500,000 to Poirier’s ‘ Good Fight Foundation’. However, that didn’t happen, with Diamond calling out former UFC champion on same. In response, McGregor said that he didn’t make transaction because Poirier and his team didn’t send him “plans for money” which made him suspicious as he didn’t kw where his money will be used.

Things got so worse that McGregor even called off ir trilogy fight, which is set to take place on July 10 at UFC 264. However, Poirier later apologised to McGregor, for making a mistake by “jumping gun” and making “private matters” public. While UFC 264 bout between two is w back on, it's yet to be revealed wher McGregor donated $500,000 to GFF or t.

Manny Pacquiao net worth

While Pac-Man has t entered boxing ring since July 2019, he has been in headlines due to his political career and various business ventures. In 2019, Pacquiao had a net worth of $100 million, which has grown even more over years. According to sportscasting, Pacquiao’s net worth is currently pegged at $220 million as he’s gearing to making his highly-anticipated boxing return later this year.

Im Source: Dustin Poirier/ Instagram, AP