Islam Makhachev defends his UFC light-weight title in opposition to Dustin Poirier on June 1 in the primary occasion of UFC 302, which takes place on the Prudential Middle in Newark, N.J.
Makhachev (25-1) is MMA Preventing’s No. 1 ranked light-weight and No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter on the earth. The protege of UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov and proprietor of a 13-fight octagon win streak, Makhachev will tie the all-time report for consecutive light-weight title defenses (3) with a win over Poirier. He beforehand captured the belt with submission over Charles Oliveira, then twice defended it in opposition to Alexander Volkanovski.
Poirier (30-8, 1 NC) is MMA Preventing’s No. 6 ranked light-weight on the earth. A former interim champion and two-time challenger for the undisputed belt, Poirier is among the most battle-tested lightweights of his period, holding wins over former champs Max Holloway (x2), Conor McGregor (x2), Eddie Alvarez, Justin Gaethje, Anthony Pettis, and extra. Poirier scored a second-round knockout of Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 299 in his most up-to-date bout.
Poirier has teased forward of UFC 302 that this will likely be his remaining run towards the belt.
UFC 302 is co-headlined by a five-round, non-title middleweight matchup between former UFC champion Sean Strickland and one-time title challenger Paulo Costa.
The official UFC 302 combat card might be seen under.
Major Card (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET)
Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier
Sean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa
Kevin Holland vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov
Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski
Preliminary Card (ESPN 2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. PT)
Cesar Almeida vs. Roman Kopylov
Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki
Phil Rowe vs. Jake Matthews
Niko Worth vs. Alex Morono
Preliminary Card (UFC Struggle Move/ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. PT)
Mickey Gall vs. Bassil Hafez
Ailin Perez vs. Joselyne Edwards
Mitch Raposo vs. Andre Lima
