Dustin Poirier took a lot of kicks to his leg on Saturday night. According to Fight Metric, out of the 115 significant strikes that Justin Gaethje landed in their UFC on FOX main event, 50 of them were leg kicks.
Poirier was badly limping midway through the fight, and it looked as if he was a few shots away from the leg giving out and losing the fight. “The Diamond” showed massive heart and perseverance though, and he eventually countered that kick with a huge shot that led to the finish.
He managed to get the victory in what was surely an early fight of the year candidate, but he will surely be hurting for weeks.