Revisit the lightweight match-up between Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez.
At this time in Poirier’s UFC career, the 31-year-old was rising through the ranks of the 155-pound division. The former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion beat Jim Miller (via majority decision at UFC 208), Anthony Pettis (via submission at UFC Fight Night 120), and Justin Gaethje (via TKO at UFC on Fox 30) before his rematch against the former UFC Lightweight Champion.
Alvarez and Poirier first met at UFC 211; however, the bout ended in a no contest due to an illegal knee by Alvarez. Going in, Poirer’s record was 23 wins, 5 losses, and 1 no contest.
Since dropping the UFC Lightweight belt to Conor McGregor at UFC 205, Alvarez’s record has been scattered with his only win being against Justin Gaethje at UFC 218. Despite his setbacks, Alvarez had beaten Rafael dos Anjos (via TKO at UFC Fight Night 90) and Anthony Pettis (via split decision at UFC Fight Night 81) in his last five fights. His professional record going in was 29 wins, 5 losses, and 1 no contest.
The lightweight bout continued Poirier’s rise in the division as the UFC star was able to get a TKO win over the former UFC Lightweight Champion in the second round. Check out his big win below: