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Mike Bohn

Vicente Luque ‘would love to welcome’ Dustin Poirier to welterweight after UFC on ESPN 51 win

Vicente Luque wants big fights only after winning his comeback fight from injury at UFC on ESPN 51, and Dustin Poirier applies.

Luque (22-9-1 MMA, 15-5 UFC) returned to competition after a yearlong layoff on Saturday to defeat former champion Rafael dos Anjos (33-15 MMA, 21-13 UFC) by unanimous decision in a welterweight main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The result snapped a two-fight losing skid, and allowed him to regain confidence after his career was nearly ended due to a brain bleed stemming from his first and only knockout loss to Geoff Neal.

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