Following a disheartening third-round submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov in a lightweight championship bout at UFC 242, Dustin Poirier endured the longest layoff of his professional MMA career.
“The Diamond” returned to the Octagon in emphatic fashion on Saturday, taking part in a “Fight of the Year” contender against Dan Hooker in the UFC on ESPN 12 headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The American Top Team product endured some adversity early on but ultimately prevailed to win a unanimous decision and bounce back from that September defeat.