A common-foe of both former interim lightweight champions, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje – Michael Chandler has claimed the former is the harder hitter between the duo, describing every shot he landed against him during their clash in November of last year hit with a “thud”.
Headlining UFC 291 this weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah, Poirier and Gaethje lock horns for the second time in their Octagon tenure, following an initial headliner atop a UFC Fight Night Pheonix card back in 2018.
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Taking bragging rights into their UFC 291 rematch in ‘The Beehive State’, Poirier turned in a fourth round win over Gaethje, stopping the Arizona veteran with a series of strikes early in the frame en route to a standing TKO victory.