![]() Aldo then had to withdraw from the bout due to a back injury on November 23, 2010. Īfter the UFC/WEC merger, newly crowned UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo was set to make his first defense against No. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC. In October 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Poirier defeated Zach Micklewright via first-round TKO on November 11, 2010, at WEC 52. Poirier lost a unanimous decision to Danny Castillo in his WEC debut on August 18, 2010, at WEC 50. Glimpses of Poirier's early MMA career in Louisiana is depicted in the documentary Fightville. ![]() Poirier turned professional in 2009, quickly compiled a record of 7–0, competing mostly in regional promotions across his native Louisiana and the Southern United States. He attended Northside High School for a short time, as he dropped out in the ninth grade because of repeatedly getting into trouble and street fights. Poirier was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, and is of Acadian French descent, specifically of Cajun heritage. ![]() 6.1 Poirier's Louisiana Style Hot Sauce. ![]()
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