Dustin Poirier will aim to dethrone the current UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira at UFC 269. Ahead of their title clash, here we take a look at the top 5 best finishes of 'The Diamond' inside the octagon.
Poirier earned the 'Submission of the Night' bonus for his spectacular first-round submission (triangle armbar) victory over Holloway in their first clash at UFC 143.
'The Diamond' claimed a magnificent first-round KO victory over Ferreira by executing a dominating ground-and-pound.
Poirier annihilated Gaethje with an unending barrage of punches to claim a fourth-round TKO victory.
In their rematch, Poirier landed vicious combinations of kicks, knees, and punches to defeat Alvarez via TKO in the second round.
Poirier became the first and only fighter to date (2021) who defeated McGregor via TKO, which 'The Diamond' achieved by landing brutal combinations of power punches in the second round.