Dustin Poirier challenges Islam Makhachev in the primary occasion of UFC 302 on Saturday, June 1 stay from Prudential Heart in Newark, New Jersey. Going up in opposition to the defending light-weight champion, the 35-year-old Lafayette, Louisiana native makes his third try to land the title.
In his earlier Octagon look in March, Poirier confronted Benoit Saint Denis. The pair squared off within the co-main occasion at UFC 299 in Miami.
The scheduled for 5 rounds contest didn’t go the total distance. However, till the second of affect, it noticed an all-around motion, together with kicks, knees, punches and elbows, in addition to numerous submission makes an attempt.
Dustin Poirier claimed the win by knockout when he dropped fellow southpaw of France to the canvas with a giant proper hook that was adopted by one other punch on the bottom. The official time was 2 minutes and 32 seconds into the second spherical.
