Joe Duffy is not a “greater” name than Anthony Pettis, for example, but Poirier halted Duffy’s rise to contention, whereas Pettis was already far removed from his previous spot atop the ...

Poirier bested the likes of Jim Miller, Anthony Pettis, Justin Gaethje, and Eddie Alvarez from 2017-2018 before winning the interim lightweight belt in a rematch with Holloway at UFC 236.

Poirier holds eight wins over six former MMA world champions, four of whom held UFC titles. Those fighters are Holloway, Conor McGregor, Eddie Alvarez, Anthony Pettis, Michael Chandler and Gaethje.