5 Most exciting UFC fighters to watch in the past decade (2010-2019)

#4 Dustin Poirier

Dustin Poirier has been involved in some unforgettable fights

The former Interim UFC Lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier has become renowned for his exciting fights ever since he first set foot inside the Octagon in January 2011. He beat up top Featherweight contender Josh Grispi in that outing to start a run of 8-3 at 145lbs, putting on outright classics against Chan Sung Jung, Erik Koch and Cub Swanson along the way.

In 2015 Poirier made the move to 155lbs, but one thing that didn’t change was his ultra-aggressive style inside the cage. ‘The Diamond’ has developed into a phenomenal pressure striker over the past few years, but his penchant for putting on exciting brawls remains; there were few fights in 2018 better than his crazy wars with Justin Gaethje and Eddie Alvarez.

Despite his recent loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov, Poirier remains in the prime of his career at 30 years old, and with six Fight of the Night bonuses under his belt already, it’s clear that we could see plenty more exciting wars from ‘The Diamond’ in the years to come.