Dustin Poirier: Eddie Alvarez turned down rematch ‘five times,’ including at UFC 223

To hear Dustin Poirier tell it, Eddie Alvarez may have unwittingly cost himself a chance to regain the UFC lightweight championship a couple weeks ago.
Fresh off his Fight of the Year contender win over Justin Gaethje on Saturday night in the main event of UFC on FOX 29, Poirier appeared on Monday’s edition of the MMA Hour. And the American Top Team competitor says that he was offered a bout with Alvarez at UFC 223, with the idea both fighters would also be on standby in case there was a