DUSTIN POIRIER and Dan Hooker were left with battered faces as the pair were rushed to hospital following a brutal five round main-event.
The pair headlined at the UFC’s Apex Center and put on a thriller in front of an empty arena.
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Poirier, who was behind after the opening two rounds, came back to edge out a narrow points verdict.
Hooker posted a video online after his loss, sporting a heavily bruised face, and said: “Hey everyone, just back at the hotel with the lads.
“Having a feast, just got checked out of the hospital, everything is all good, just a couple of stitches on the eye.
“But hey, that’s the game the game we play no worries.
“Just a small setback and then I’ll be back.”
Poirier also revealed he was went to hospital, posting a picture in an ambulance with the caption: “25 minutes! Paid In Full!”
The lightweight, who lost to champion Khabib Nurmagomedov last year, now puts himself back in the title picture after his classic with Hooker.
Poirier said: “It was a tough one, Dan came to fight. He’s a tough guy. He’s on the rise. He really thought he was going to get past me. I trusted in my team, in my skill and my work ethic.
“Maybe I’ll fight at the end of the year. Maybe I’ll fight next year.
“Now that I’m a victor again, I want to get back to the drawing board. I just want to do it right and give it my all the right way.”
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