When then #3 ranked UFC lightweight Eddie Alvarez and #9 ranked Dustin Poirier first met last year at UFC 211, Alvarez was looking to rebound from his KO title loss to Conor McGregor while Poirier could’ve used a nice jump up in the rankings to perhaps get another look at The Notorious One.
In an entertaining scrap, Poirier took the first round on all three judges’ scorecards and was clearly winning the second when Alvarez threw three knees towards a possibly-grounded Poirier’s head with about a minute left in the round. Referee Herb Dean stopped the action and would eventually call the fight, ruling it a no contest due to an accidental foul from Alvarez.