UFC 131 Results See Dustin Poirier Score Another Victory Over Jason Young, Is He On Track To Get A Title Shot
Dustin Poirier has been on quite the roll lately. He has won his last three fights, including a unanimous decision victory over Jason Young at UFC 131 on Saturday night. His performances have been solid, and he has a good personality. Will all that add up to a shot at Jose Aldo and the UFC featherweight championship?
I believe that the one thing that works in Poirier’s favor is a lack of depth in that division right now. Kenny Florian, who was also victorious at UFC 131, will likely get the next title shot, but after him it’s anyone’s guess what will happen.
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Chad Mendes was going to be the top contender before he decided not to wait for Aldo to get healthy before fighting again. If he loses to Rani Yahya at UFC 133 in August, he will no longer be in title contention.
Mark Hominick, who challenged Aldo at UFC 129 and earned a lot of fans thanks to a gritty, gutty performance, could be in line for another shot with at least one victory, though I don’t know how much desire there is for a rematch considering how handily Aldo won the first time.
Meanwhile, between WEC and UFC, Poirier has put together a solid resume with a 3-1 record and two victories at 145-pounds over Young and Josh Grispi at UFC 125.
They may not be the best wins in the world, but for a division that is starved for top contenders he is emerging as one of the best of the bunch. I believe that Florian will get the next shot despite only having one fight at featherweight because of his success at lightweight. Poirier will have to win one more fight, but his title shot now looks closer to happening than it ever has.
By Bleacher Report’s Adam Wells