Dustin Poirier’s MMA career was pretty much summarized during a brief verbal exchange with his corner between the fourth and fifth rounds of his UFC on ESPN 12 headliner with Dan Hooker on Saturday in Las Vegas. Poirier and Hooker were in the midst of a brutal war, with the fighters ultimately combining to land nearly 400 strikes in 25 minutes. Both men showed the marks of combat on their faces, with blood coming from Poirier’s eye. The fight would be decided by the final round, and Hooker had already shown his ability to get to Poirier, appearing to have the Louisiana native in deep trouble at the end of Round 2.
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