In the third round, Gaethje was able to level the course of the confrontation, but landed a poke in the eye, for which Justin was penelizes one point.
The fourth five-minute period started with a heavy attack by Poirier. Dustin landed a series of punches, Gaethje was seriously hurt and Poirier successfully finished the shocked opponent.
In the post-match interview, Poirier challenged the champion in his weight division Khabib Nurmagomedov.