Bloody Elbow · Jul 14, 2021
Editorial: What a difference five years makes for Dustin Poirier and Charles Oliveira
Dustin Poirier celebrates his win over Conor McGregor at UFC 264. Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Let’s rewind a bit.
In fact, let’s go all the way back to 2016.
On November 12th, a little less than three months after he avenged his upset loss to Nate Diaz in thrilling fashion, Conor McGregor made history as the first ever simultaneous two-division UFC champion when he emphatically dethroned Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205. It was the promotion’s maiden show at Madison Square Garden after New York finally legalized MMA. ‘Mystic Mac’ envisioned holding two UFC belts and knocked two legends out to turn that vision into reality.