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Poirier defeated Garza via second round D'arce choke. Poirier faced Pablo Garza on November 12, 2011, at UFC on Fox 1. Poirier defeated Young via unanimous decision after three rounds. However, Yahya was forced from the bout with an injury, and he was replaced by promotional newcomer, Jason Young. Poirier was expected to face Rani Yahya on June 11, 2011, at UFC 131. Poirier won the fight by unanimous decision. Poirier agreed to step in and face Grispi at the event on January 1, 2011. Aldo then had to withdraw from the bout due to a back injury on November 23, 2010.

Īfter the UFC/WEC merger, newly crowned UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo was set to make his first defense against No. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC. In October 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Poirier defeated Zach Micklewright via first-round TKO on November 11, 2010, at WEC 52. Poirier lost a unanimous decision to Danny Castillo in his WEC debut on August 18, 2010, at WEC 50. Glimpses of Poirier's early MMA career in Louisiana is depicted in the documentary Fightville.

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Poirier turned professional in 2009, quickly compiled a record of 7–0, competing mostly in regional promotions across his native Louisiana and the Southern United States. He attended Northside High School for a short time, as he dropped out in the ninth grade because of repeatedly getting into trouble and street fights. Poirier was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, and is of Acadian French descent, specifically of Cajun heritage. As of May 9, 2022, he is #2 in the UFC lightweight rankings and as of January 24, 2023, he is #12 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. Dustin Poirier (born January 19, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist.