Dustin Poirier excluded a key former UFC champion among his top five lightweights of all time.
Poirier (30-10 MMA, 22-9 UFC), a former interim UFC 155-pound champion, retired last July after a long-tenured career. He is widely considered one of the greatest fighters to never win an undisputed title.
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“The Diamond” holds notable wins over Conor McGregor twice, Justin Gaethje, Eddie Alvarez, and Max Holloway. He was asked to list his five best 155-pounders in UFC history.
“Khabib (Nurmagomedov), Islam (Makhachev), B.J. Penn – man, this is where it gets tough,” Poirier said on UFC on Paramount+ (h/t Freak MMA). “Ilia (Topuria)? OK, we can put Ilia. Frankie (Edgar), for sure. I don’t know how he slipped my mind.”
The one lightweight Poirier excluded is BMF champion Charles Oliveira, who submitted him in their lightweight title fight at UFC 269. Oliveira is the UFC’s all-time leader in both overall finishes and submissions.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Dustin Poirier omits former foe among top five UFC lightweights ever
