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You could take home Dustin Poirier’s UFC on FOX 30 fight gear, and it’s for a good cause

Got $1,900? You could take home a little piece of UFC history, and it’s for a good cause.

UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier (24-5 MMA, 16-4 UFC) is auctioning off his UFC on FOX 30 fight kit to put 500 backpacks on kids at his childhood middle school. One lucky bidder will get the gear he was wearing when he stopped Eddie Alvarez (29-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in the second round of their rematch this past Saturday in Calgary.

There’s a bit of blood and a lot of sweat on the items, so take note:

As Poirier explained at the media day for this past Saturday’s event, his school drive also aims to fund a teacher and classroom that’s specifically designated for at-risk youth.

“We’re doing new computers, Chromebooks and software for the whole classroom,” he said. “So I’m excited about that.”

Poirier’s nonprofit, The Good Fight Foundation, was founded in April with the aim of leveraging his octagon career into charity work. He and his wife attended Acadian Middle School in his hometown of Lafayette, La., and were motivated to give back.

“A lot of people don’t know that these teachers are on a pretty low salary, and they spend their own money to get equipment they need in the classroom,” he recently told MMAjunkie. “So we’re just giving back to places where we see we’re needed, and things that are important to us.”

After stopping Alvarez in the FOX-televised headliner of this past Saturday’s event, Poirier said he would be willing to face former interim champ Tony Ferguson next. But he might also just wait for a shot at the winner of an expected showdown between champ Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor.

For complete coverage of UFC on FOX 30, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

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