Justin Gaethje defeats Dustin Poirier by KO (right high kick) at 1:00 of Round 2

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Justin Gaethje knocks out Dustin Poirier with head kick

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Five years after suffering a TKO loss to Poirier, Gaethje looked a completely different fighter against his fellow American,

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Gaethje, widely deemed the most exciting athlete in the UFC, then dropped Poirier with a clean head kick in Round 2 to end the fight abruptly.

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Poirier UFC record: 29-7-0 Gaethje UFC record: 24-4-0

GAETHJE DOES IT! KNOCKS POIRIER OUT WITH A POWERFUL KICK TO POIRIER’S HEAD! WHAT A WAY TO CLINCH THE TITLE! GAETHJE FINALLY GETS HIS REVENGE!

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