The 10 best UFC moments of 2018 so far

#3: Poirier’s big run

Dustin Poirier put on two of 2018's best fights - and picked up two big wins in the process

Long considered one of the UFC’s most exciting fighters thanks to his wild brawls with the likes of Chan Sung Jung and Anthony Pettis, prior to 2018 it felt like Dustin Poirier was always missing the kind of consistency that would make him a genuine title contender in the UFC’s most stacked division.

That changed in 2018, though. Poirier has fought twice thus far – and has, unfortunately, had to withdraw from a fight with Nate Diaz due to a hip injury – and has won both fights in impressive fashion, stopping ultra-tough opposition in Justin Gaethje and Eddie Alvarez.

The best part about Poirier’s run? He not only beat – and stopped – Gaethje and Alvarez, but he also did it while retaining his super-exciting style, taking plenty of punishment himself before turning it up to take out his opponents with vicious strikes of his own.

It feels like Poirier’s finally become a consistent fighter against elite opposition – and while that means trouble for top 155lbers like Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov, it means a hell of a lot of fun is in store for UFC fans. Whatever he does in 2019 will be must-see stuff.