At UFC on FOX in Calgary, Dustin Poirier got his revenge against rival Eddie Alvarez in a brilliant two round encounter.
After the pair went back and forth, Poirier took advantage of a referee stand up and put Alvarez away in the second, putting some closure on the feud they’ve cultivated over the past few months. As usual, plenty of the other UFC stars had comments to make.
Check them out below:
Good Job Kid @DustinPoirier 👊😎 🇺🇸🏆🇲🇽
— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) July 29, 2018
On top of a illegal 12-6 elbow, Alvarez also grabbed the fence on the submission attempt. And landed an illegal knee last fight. Come on now. #ufcCalgary
— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) July 29, 2018
GOT DAMN EDDIE! What a fucking warrior!!! Congrats to Dustin on avenging the rivalry loss. What a crazy ass fight!! AGAIN!! #UFCCalgary
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 29, 2018
Dustin Poirier is the fucking man
— Chase Sherman (@ChaseShermanUFC) July 29, 2018
Fuck that referee. I will not fight if that ref is calling my fight. He cost Eddie that fight smfh #UFcCalgary
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) July 29, 2018
Proof that 12-6 elbow rule is fuckin bullshit #UFCCalgary
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 29, 2018
Another Eddie Alvarez fight turns into, well another Eddie Alvarez fight. @DustinPoirier beats him in exactly what you want to see on national TV, two warriors takedowns, defending submissions and banging. Shoutout to both fighters and Amazing booking by @ufc
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) July 29, 2018
Alvarez really has himself to blame. In a dominant position and brings himself undone with yet again another illegal strike. He’s been fighting long enough to know that was a blatant 12-6. Congrats to @DustinPoirier looked awesome out there #UFConFOX30
— Damien Brown (@beatdown155) July 29, 2018
I didn’t have a dog in the fight…I wanted the under to hit. However, that’s a crazy stand up imo
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) July 29, 2018
Some battles tonight in #ufccalgary , bravo!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 @Ufc
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) July 29, 2018
If Poirier trained at Alpha Male, he would have had that guillotine. 🙂 #ufccalgary
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) July 29, 2018
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