{"id":309694,"date":"2019-04-13T22:33:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T05:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=309694"},"modified":"2019-04-13T22:33:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T05:33:40","slug":"pros-react-to-max-holloway-vs-dustin-poirier-at-ufc-236","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/pros-react-to-max-holloway-vs-dustin-poirier-at-ufc-236\/","title":{"rendered":"Pros react to Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier at UFC 236"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An interim lightweight title fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier headlined tonight\u2019s UFC 236 event from Atlanta, Georgia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bout served as a rematch, as Poirier had previously defeated Holloway via first round submission way back in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holloway, the UFC<\/a> current featherweight champ, entered tonight\u2019s main event on a thirteen fight win streak. In his most recent effort at UFC 231, \u201cBlessed\u201d battered Brian Ortega on route to a TKO victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Dustin Poirier entered tonight\u2019s event<\/a> headliner on the heels of a TKO victory over former 155-pound champion Eddie Alvarez. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tonight\u2019s UFC 236 main event lived up to expectation as Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier proceeded to go to war for twenty-five straight minutes, much to the thrill of the fans in Atlanta and watching at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite going the distance, after five-rounds of action it was clear that \u201cThe Diamond\u201d had done enough to capture his first career UFC title. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the judges awarded Poirier a unanimous decision victory 49-46 on all scorecards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out how the pros reacted to tonight\u2019s UFC 236 main event between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thank you! #warriors<\/a> #ufc236<\/a><\/p>— Dominick Reyes (@DomReyes) April 14, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>