UFC 211 video highlights: Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier

In the featured bout on the UFC 211 preliminary card, we should’ve gotten some clarity in the lightweight pecking order.

Instead, what we got was confusion and controversy – again thanks to the rules that differ from state to state among MMA commissions, and how those rules are interpreted by the referees.

Former champ Eddie Alvarez (28-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Dustin Poirier (21-5 MMA, 13-4 UFC) had to settle for a no-contest after Alvarez hit Poirier with illegal knees and Poirier couldn’t continue. But because Herb Dean said the knees were accidental, there was no winner.

For the nine or so minutes of the bout, which was stopped late in the second round, the action was back and forth and perhaps on its way to “Fight of the Night” status.

Check out the highlights from the fight above.

UFC 211 took place Saturday at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and UFC Fight Pass.

For complete coverage of UFC 211, check out the UFC Events section of the site.