Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier wanted a fight in his home state of Louisiana, but he knew he'd have to earn it.
Heading into his UFC Fight Night 63 bout in April against Carlos Diego Ferreira, Poirier faced massive pressures because of this fact.
Adding to the gravity of this matchup, the American Top Team product was coming off a loss to trash-talking Irishman Conor McGregor at UFC 178 the previous September. That fight was the most hyped bout of Poirier's career, and he lost via first-round knockout.
After this defeat, Poirier announced he would move from featherweight back up to the lightweight division, where he spent the beginning of his career and found great success.