CALGARY – Dustin Poirier has the utmost respect for Eddie Alvarez as a fighter. However, he doesn’t feel the same way about him as a person. Poirier (23-5 MMA, 15-4 UFC) and Alvarez (29-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) have been locked in a feud for more than 15 months after their first meeting at UFC 211 in May 2017 ended in a controversial no-contest . They will finally run it back Saturday at UFC on FOX 30, and “The Diamond” has some thoughts on the former UFC champion going into fight night. “To me, Eddie Alvarez is one of the best lightweight mixed martial artists in history,” Poirier told reporters, including MMAjunkie, at UFC on FOX 30 open workouts Wednesday. “Look at his resume.
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