The UFC is again in New Jersey with UFC 302, headlined by a light-weight title battle and a middleweight banger, and earlier than the fights get underway, Farah Hannoun will host a live-streamed preview present proper right here, which kicks off at 5 p.m. ET.
In the principle occasion, light-weight champion Islam Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) places his title on the road towards former interim champ Dustin Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC). Within the co-main occasion, former middleweight champion Sean Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) faces former title challenger Paulo Costa (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC).
UFC 302 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Prudential Heart in Newark, N.J.
Beneath is the whole lineup of fights:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier – for light-weight title
Paulo Costa vs. Sean Strickland
Kevin Holland vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
Alex Morono vs. Niko Value
Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Cesar Almeida vs. Roman Kopylov
Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov
Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki
Jake Matthews vs. Phil Rowe
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
Bassil Hafez vs. Mickey Gall
Joselyne Edwards vs. Ailin Perez
Andre Lima vs. Mitch Raposo
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