While UFC 211’s main card fights featured fireworks, one bout in the prelims was marred by controversy. It was a déjà vu of UFC 210’s Gegard Mousasi-Chris Weidman ending, when Dustin Poirier became on the receiving end of knee strikes from Eddie Alvarez as he was down on the mat.
In total, Alvarez threw three knee strikes to Poirier’s head, as the latter had his right hand on the mat. The first two were partially defended, but the third one was what put Poirier completely down and ultimately resulted in the fight being stopped.