Dustin Poirier thinks Justin Gaethje should’ve trusted his ground game more against Charles Oliveira . Gaethje (23-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) dropped Oliveira in Round 1 of their lightweight title fight at UFC 274, but he didn’t want to risk going to the ground with the jiu-jitsu ace. Instead, Gaethje called Oliveira (33-8 MMA, 21-8 UFC) back up to his feet and just moments later, he was dropped and submitted by the Brazilian in the first round. “I think he should have followed him up,” Poirier said on “THE FIGHT with Teddy Atlas.” “Got on top, tried to finish the fight.
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