As many of you know, their first match ended in a controversial finish and referee Herb Dean declared the fight no contest. The rematch almost ended up being a replicate when Alvarez dropped an illegal elbow and even stuck his fingers in his opponent ear in the second round. <\/p>\n
I don\u2019t want to say somebody\u2019s a dirty fighter, but the first fight, you kneed me; the second fight, you tried to elbow me illegally and you gave me a wet willy. We\u2019ve got to draw the line somewhere.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Poirier defeated Alvarez in the second round via TKO, which turned on a restart after Alvarez landed an illegal 12-to-6 downward elbow. Poirier is now at most one fight away from a UFC lightweight title shot following his fifth consecutive victory. <\/p>\n
However, Poirier believes he is already next. Check out what he had to say in his post-fight interview inside the Octagon. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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