Dustin Poirier is no stranger to Fight of the Year caliber bouts. The lightweight contender’s grueling matchup with Chan Sung Jung was MMA Fighting’s 2012 Fight of the Year.
Justin Gaethje? Well, let’s just say that 100 years down the road, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Fight of the Year is known as The Justin Gaethje Memorial Fight of the Year.
Not only was Gaethje’s victory over Michael Johnson in July 2017 named MMA Fighting’s 2017 Fight of the Year, but his UFC 217 loss to Eddie Alvarez placed third.