UFC star hit with INDEFINITE ban following three horror injuries as career hangs by thread after Makhachev loss [Video]

DUSTIN POIRIER suffered THREE horror injuries in his ill-fated bid to win the lightweight title which have seen him slapped with a lengthy ban.

The fan favourite came up short in his third attempt to become undisputed 155lb champion last weekend in the main event of UFC 302 in New Jersey.

Dustin Poirier faced Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title at UFC 302Credit: GETTY

The fan favourite suffered a heartbreaking fifth-round submission loss to the P4P kingCredit: REUTERS

‘The Diamond’ suffered a broken nose, a broken rib and a partially torn ACL in the fightCredit: GETTY

Poirier, 35, took dominant champion and pound-for-pound king Islam Makhachev to the fifth and final round but was submitted by a D’Arce choke.

The fight was a bloodbath, with both men wearing crimson masks in the later rounds.

And days after his latest and quite possibly final title setback, Poiriertook to social media to reveal the …