The UFC 302 predominant occasion has been set pitting light-weight champion Islam Makhachev towards Dustin Poirier. The combat card takes place at Prudential Heart in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday, June 1.
Driving a 13-fight profitable streak, Islam Makhachev (25-1) makes the third protection of his title. The 32-year-old received a pair of fights by knockout and resolution towards Alexander Volkanovski final October and February, respectively, after taking the vacant belt by submission towards Charles Oliveira in October 2022.
Former interim light-weight champion Dustin Poirier (30-8, 1 NC) is coming off the win by knockout within the second spherical towards Benoit Saint Denis in March. The 35-year-old native of Lafayette, Louisiana beforehand challenged for the total belt twice, shedding each fights by submission towards Oliveira in December 2021 and Khabib Nurmagomedov in September 2019.
Dana White revealed the matchup on the UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill post-fight press convention at the moment. UFC CEO additionally introduced Sean Strickland up towards Paulo Costa because the middleweight co-main occasion on the cardboard, in addition to confirmed the combat date for Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler on June 29 in Las Vegas.
The present UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier lineup appears to be like as the next:
Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier, light-weight – Makhachev’s UFC light-weight title
Sean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa, middleweight
Niko Worth vs. Jeremiah Wells, welterweight
Roman Dolidze vs. Anthony Hernandez, middleweight
Mickey Gall vs. Bassil Hafez, welterweight
Philip Rowe vs. Jake Matthews, welterweight
Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki, light-weight
Joselyne Edwards vs. Ailin Perez, girls’s bantamweight
Hyun Sung Park vs. Andre Lima, flyweight
Su Mudaerji vs. Joshua Van, flyweight
Jailton Almeida vs. Alexander Romanov, heavyweight
Roman Kopylov vs. Cesar Almeida, middleweight
