Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier faces will be seen in the great Fight at UFC 302. The boxer Makhachev will manage the title defense of the lightweight champion division, where he will be measured to Poirier on the star fight card.
Is he great favorite Makhachev, who also has on his resume the fact of being a multi-gold medalist in Combat Sambo. He was trained by the former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and has a brilliant record of 14-1 in the UFC. He has a thirteen-match winning streak, something that should undoubtedly worry his rival in this fight, Poirier.
On his way to this title defense, Charles Oliveira lost. Furthermore, with his background he was able to defend on two occasions, in a row, against former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.
Islam Makachaev is 32 years old and print numbers. It is tied to Jens Pulver and Frankie Edgar with the fourth most wins in matches by titles in the UFC lightweight division with three.
Dustin Poirier For his part, he will try to give the big surprise. The boxer made his debut in the UFC in 2011, due to the WEC merger. Unlike Makhachev, He has a less than stellar record. He is 22-7 without a contest in the octagon. Poirier, a former interim lightweight champion, is 0-2 in lightweight title fights, as well as 2-2 in his last four bouts.
Dustin Poirierknown as ‘El Diamante’, last fought in March, where he knocked out the promising contender Benoit Saint-Denis. This could be the last shot at the title for Poirier, who is not the favorite to be eliminated to Makhachev, but he wanted to surprise.
What time is Islam Makhachev – Dustin Poirier at UFC 302?
The fight is taking place in the early hours of Saturday, June 1 through Sunday, June 2 and starts with previous initial poster from 00:00 hoursthen the preliminaries from 02:00 hours (start broadcast on Eurosport and Max APP) and main poster from 04:00 hours. The stellar battle between Makhachev and Poirier is expected to occur around 6:00 am (all of them during the Spanish peninsular).
Where to watch Islam Makhachev – Dustin Poirier from UFC 302?
The battle of UFC 302 will be broadcast by Eurosport, exclusively, in Spain. All events are broadcast live, and on demand, only through of Eurosport Player APP and Max. You can follow all information about send to the Mundo Deportivo website.
The complete UFC 302 evening poster: main card (from 04:00 am)
- Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier | Light title
- Sean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa | Medium weight
- Kevin Holland vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk | Medium weight
- Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov | Heavy
- Randy Brown vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | welterweight
Early billboard (from 02:00 am)
- Cesar Almeida vs Roman Kopylov | Medium weight
- Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki | Light weight
- Phil Rowe vs. Jake Matthews | welterweight
- Niko Price vs. Alex Morono | welterweight
Previous initial billboard (from 00:00 h.)
- Mickey Gall vs Bassil Hafez | welterweight
- Ailin Perez vs Joselyne Edwards | Bantamweight
- Nyamjargal Tumendemberel vs Andre Lima | Flyweight
Source: La Verdad
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