UFC 254 is growing ever closer, but there has been a snag in the discussions for one of the biggest rumoured bouts that was set to be included on the card. It has been revealed that it is now unlikely that Dustin Poirier will be included on the card as there has been a breakdown in negotiations with Tony Ferguson and his team. It will come as a big blow for fight fans, who were expecting to see the two lightweight stars go head-to-head for the first time. The fight would have likely been an eliminator, with the winner…
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Alex Dudley attended Anglia Ruskin University in Essex, London and graduated with a degree in Journalism. He has long been a fan of Coronation Street and British soaps after falling in love with them from an early age after spending evenings watching them with his grandmother. Aside from soaps, he is an avid traveller and has been writing about his adventures for the last five years. He is also a prominent sports journalist and covers soccer, basketball, horse racing, rugby and wrestling.
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