History may not exactly be on Brian Stann’s side (after all MMA only even became legal across the US in 2016), but following another rules fiasco at UFC 211, the former fighter turned commentator is making an impassioned plea for regulators to prove that the sport of MMA is better than what was shown on Saturday.
In the second round of Eddie Alvarez’s FX prelim headlining fight with Dustin Poirier, Alvarez made a huge mistake. Likely down a round and on his heels after getting rocked, Alvarez swarmed back to hurt Poirier and, in the heat of the moment, landed a series of hard illegal knees to his prone opponent.