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Published 08:58 14 May 2017 BST
Updated 09:20 14 May 2017 BST
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"Look guys, I'm not a dirty fighter. We're fist-fighting in here. I'm doing the best I can. I apologise to Dustin and I apologise to the..."The crowd weren't exactly thrilled with Alvarez's excuses and a chorus of boos was building up inside the Arena. Poirier grabbed hold of the mic to put a stop that though.
"Hey! Don't boo this man! This guy's a champion. This guy's fought all over the world. I've got nothing but respect for this guy. Don't boo this man! This guy's a warrior!" "We both put it on the line every time we step in here. This is unfortunate, Eddie didn't mean to do that, but like he said, this is a fist-fight. We're fighting."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31-uOsBYdw0 McGregor, who has knocked out both fighters in prior meetings, was watching the fight. The man who proclaimed that respect was earned through battle, lived up to those words with his response to what he saw inside the Octagon. It was a war, a massively entertaining war and both of them deserve kudos for their performances, even though the result was disappointing. https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/863572200485523457
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