It wasn’t with an undisputed UFC championship belt around his waist or over his shoulder, but Dustin Poirier still received warm welcome from his hometown in Louisiana. Poirier fought hard this past Saturday but ultimately fell to lightweight champion Islam Makhachev , who grinded through almost 25 full minutes before winning by late fifth-round submission. Although Poirier once held a UFC interim title at 155 pounds, the loss marked his third time coming up short at claiming undisputed gold after two previous losses to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira
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