MMA Fighting has all the details on the UFC 302 event featuring the Makhachev vs. Poirier fight held at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The main event showcased UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev defending his title against Dustin Poirier. Makhachev, with a 13-fight win streak, faced Poirier, who has emerged victorious in three of his recent fights.
In the co-main event, former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland aimed to make a comeback against Paulo Costa.
Here are some of the matchups and results from UFC 302:
– Main Card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET):
– Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier
– Sean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa
– Kevin Holland vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
– Niko Price vs. Alex Morono
– Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski
– Preliminary Card (ESPN2/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET):
– Cesar Almeida vs. Roman Kopylov
– Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov
– Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki
– Phil Rowe vs. Jake Matthews
– Early Preliminary Card (ESPN2/ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET):
– Mickey Gall vs. Bassil Hafez
– Ailin Perez vs. Joselyne Edwards
– Mitch Raposo vs. Andre Lima
