Patient Dustin Poirier not expecting to parlay UFC 143 win into immediate title shot

LAS VEGAS – With four-straight wins in the UFC’s featherweight division,
Dustin Poirier is quickly moving up the short list
of potential challengers to 145-pound champion Jose Aldo.

But after notching his fifth-straight win under the Zuffa banner at t…

LAS VEGAS – With four-straight wins in the UFC’s featherweight division,
Dustin Poirier is quickly moving up the short list
of potential challengers to 145-pound champion Jose Aldo.

But after notching his fifth-straight win under the Zuffa banner at this
past weekend’s UFC 143 event, Poirier expressed a patient resolve.

Improving and maturing is his top priority for now – not a quick shot at the belt.