Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler made a statement in the lightweight division on Saturday.
The lightweight stars both earned $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses in addition to scoring huge wins over their respective opponents, Conor McGregor and Dan Hooker at UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi.
Poirier closed the show in dramatic fashion, becoming the first fighter to finish McGregor with strikes. After brutalizing McGregor’s lead leg with low kicks, Poirier exploded in the second round with a flurry of punches against the fence that put McGregor on his back and forced the stoppage.