A featherweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Rani Yahya is in the works for UFC 131 on June 11 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Poirier (9-1, 1-0 UFC) recently played spoiler in his UFC debut, defeating former number-one contender Josh Grispi by unanimous decision at UFC 125. The fight also marked Poirier's debut at featherweight, after spending the first nine fights of his career at lightweight.
Yahya (16-6, 1-0 UFC) also made a successful UFC debut in his last bout, defeating former featherweight champion Mike Brown by unanimous decision at UFC: Fight for the Troops 2. The win snapped a two-fight skid for Yahya, who came to the UFC with a 4-4 mark in the WEC as a bantamweight.
Poirier last three fights:
Win (Unanimous Decision) Josh Grispi - UFC 125: Resolution (01/01/2011)
Win (TKO - Punches) Zach Micklewright - WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki (11/11/2010)
Loss (Unanimous Decision) Danny Castillo - WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez (08/18/2010)
Yahya last three fights:
Win (Unanimous Decision) Mike Brown - UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 (01/22/2011)
Loss (Unanimous Decision) Takeya Mizugaki - WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber (04/24/2010)
Loss (TKO - Punches) Joseph Benavidez - WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff (12/19/2009)
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