For the second straight month, controversy over knees to a downed fighter brought a halt to a spectacular bout.
Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier were putting on what had the potential to be Fight of the Night, and perhaps even Fight of the Year, before three consecutive knees from Alvarez to a downed Poirier brought an end to their UFC 211 lightweight bout in Dallas.
Referee Herb Dean ruled the blows unintentional instead of accidental, causing the matchup to be ruled a no-contest at 4:12 of the second round at Dallas’ American Airlines Center.