Gallery Dustin Poirier def. Eddie Alvarez at UFC on FOX 30: Best photos view 13 images A few weeks out from what was supposed to be arguably the biggest fight of Dustin Poirier ’s career, he’ll be sitting on the sideline. But at least, he said today, being out won’t require surgery. Poirier (24-5 MMA, 16-4 UFC) was supposed to fight Nate Diaz (19-11 MMA, 14-9 UFC) at UFC 230 next month at Madison Square Garden in New York. But a hip injury flared up and forced Poirier to pull out of the fight . Tonight, Poirier tweeted that he’ll have stem cell injections in his hip next week, and after a reasonably short recovery period he’ll be back to training
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UFC’s Dustin Poirier says stem cell injections in hip will let him avoid surgery – MMA Junkie