UFC 302: Makhachev defends his championship belt. Will Islam send Diamond into retirement? LIVE
Sergey Sorokin June 1, 2024, 07:00 Moscow time
After a long break, Khabib Nurmagomedov will appear in the Russian’s corner.
On the night of June 1 to 2, the big UFC 302 tournament will take place at the Prudential Center sports complex in Newark (USA). The Russian champion will compete in the main event of the evening. Islam Makhachev and american Daniel Poirier. Our compatriot will make another defense of the belt. Maybe after this fight Makhachev will move to a new division to win a second title.
In the co-main event of the evening they will fight Sean Strickland AND Pablo Costa. They will have a middleweight fight, which could be a challenger fight.
He will make his next fight in the best promotion on the planet. Roman Kopylov. His opponent will be an inflexible Brazilian Cesar Almeida.
“Championship” will host an online broadcast of the tournament and related events. Follow all the most interesting things!
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👏 Makhachev told why he accepted the fight with Poirier
Popular Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, told why he accepted the fight with Dustin Poirier.
“My dream fight in this division is Justin Gaethje, but unfortunately he already lost. Now we only had one option: Dustin. Because Armand said no, Oliveira lost, Gaethje lost. It was necessary to fight with someone,” TMZ Sports quotes Makhachev.
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UFC 302 date and time
UFC 302 will take place on the night of June 1-2 at the Prudential Center in Newark (USA). The tournament starts at 05:00 Moscow time.
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🔮 Oliveira gave a prediction for the Makhachev – Poirier fight
The former holder of the UFC title in the category up to 70 kg, Brazilian Charles Oliveira, spoke about the fight between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier.
“In this battle, the advantage will be on the side of Islam. In MMA everything is quite difficult, and we are talking about Poirier, who is also a high-level fighter and knows how to throw strong blows, but it seems to me that Islam will continue to be the champion,” said Oliveira, quoted by The Business of Fighting.
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Where to watch the fight between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier at UFC 302
It is convenient to watch UFC 302 on Kinopoisk in the “Sports” section of the “Match TV” and “Match Fighter” channels. With the promotion code UFC302, a Yandex Plus subscription is available to new users for 45 days.
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💥 Poirier may retire after fight with Makhachev
Former UFC interim lightweight champion, American Dustin Poirier, admitted he could retire after a fight with Russian Islam Makhachev.
“I may not have made an official decision yet, but anything is possible. I’ve said it time and time again, I still have plenty of tread left on my tires, I can beat the young guys, I just did it… It’s about how much I want to give to this sport.
I don’t want to make a decision based solely on how I feel. First I need to go out and fight, like I already did in Miami,” Sportskeeda quotes Poirier.
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UFC 302 full card
Islam Makhachev – Dustin Poirier; Sean Strickland – Paulo Costa; Anthony Hernandez – Roman Dolidze – Alexander Romanov; Eileen Perez – Jocelyn Edwards; Bassil Hafez – Joe Solecki; Park – André Lima; His Mudaerji – Joshua Wang; Roman Kopylov – César Almeida.
