Former lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez praised Dustin Poirier and defended coach Mark Henry amid controversy over his loss at UFC on FOX 30. Alvarez (29-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) issued his first public comments since his loss to Poirier (24-5 MMA, 16-4 UFC) in the FOX-televised headliner of this past Saturday’s event, taking in stride the setback that dashed hopes of a title shot. “Hats off to Dustin and his team he stayed calm under pressure and fought beautifully this makes us 1-1,” Alvarez wrote on his official Instagram page. Alvarez didn’t fault Henry for calling the elbow that resulted in a stand-up, chalking it up to a “miscommunication” in the heat of the moment. “It happens in war more often than not,” Alvarez wrote. “This was a case of ‘friendly fire’ and we ended up on the losing end of this battle.” Alvarez also didn’t blame referee Marc Goddard for making the call to reset the fight, which shortly after resulted in his second-round TKO loss
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Eddie Alvarez breaks silence on Dustin Poirier loss, controversial elbow at UFC Calgary – MMA Junkie