Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos Dustin Poirier hoped his phone would ring when two-time lightweight title challenger Gilbert Melendez (22-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) was removed from this past week’s UFC Fight Night 71 . He wanted to fight Al Iaquinta (12-3-1 MMA, 7-2 UFC). Unfortunately, the former featherweight is still waiting for his next fight. After beating Yancy Medeiros (11-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) at this past month’s UFC Fight Night 68 in his second lightweight bout, Poirier (18-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) planned for some rest and relaxation. But he had a change of heart about the next step of his career. “Before the fight, I was like, I’m going to go out there and have a great performance, and then I’m going to take some time off and enjoy this – it’s two fights back to back,” he told MMAjunkie
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Dustin Poirier wanted to fight Al Iaquinta when Gilbert Melendez fell out – MMA Junkie