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Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier, who meet in the main event of UFC Calgary on Saturday night, have shared the cage once before. On the night they first met, they pounded each other black and blue, but ultimately ended up with a disappointing no contest after Alvarez landed an illegal knee.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that they’ve shared the cage before \u2014 and gave each other hell \u2014 Alvarez still does not feel that Poirier is on his level. In fact, he considers Poirier an “undercard fighter.”<\/p>\n

Eddie Alvarez explained why he feels this way shortly after the UFC Calgary open workouts this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Poirier\u2019s more of an undercard fighter [with] three five-minute rounds,\u201d Alvarez said (via MMAjunkie<\/a>). \u201cI think it\u2019s very easy to get in that habit and used to that. I consider it a vacation or a night off when the UFC allows me to be on an undercard on a three five-minute round fight. That is a blessing for me. I love that. It takes years off my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Alvarez doesn’t seem to think Poirier is on his level he assures he has nothing but respect for Poirier \u2014 even if Poirier doesn’t like him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI respect everything this man\u2019s done,” Alvarez said. “Everybody who\u2019s on this journey in the lightweight division, everybody\u2019s tough. Dustin\u2019s went against the best guys, put on hell of fights. He\u2019d be a fool to think that about me. He don\u2019t know me. Personally for him to say, \u2018I don\u2019t like him personally,\u2019 that\u2019s foolish. He don\u2019t know me personally.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who do you think will come out on top when Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez collide again in the main event of UFC Calgary this Saturday night? Join the debate in the comments section below.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 7\/26\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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