Filed under: Featured , News , UFC , Videos DETROIT – Eddie Alvarez has a big fight on his hands Saturday at UFC 218 – one many, many people were plenty stoked about when it was announced. Alvarez (28-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) fights Justin Gaethje (18-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a lightweight showdown on the main card. The two coached opposite each other on the just-about-to-wrap Season 26 of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Now they’ll fight to see who stays at the top of the divisional pecking order. But Alvarez is acutely aware there’s one guy out there who isn’t thrilled he’s fighting Gaethje, rather than a rematch with him: Dustin Poirier (21-5 MMA, 13-4 UFC). The two left UFC 211 in May with a no-contest after illegal knees from Alvarez to a downed Poirier left Poirier unable to continue
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