The main card lineup for UFC 302 promises thrilling matchups for the event scheduled on June 1st at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
The main event will feature a clash between UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier, who is aiming to secure a UFC title. Poirier has shown impressive form by winning three out of his last five fights.
In the co-main event, middleweights Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa will face off. Strickland aims to recover from losing the title to Doricas du Plessis at UFC 297, while Costa is looking to bounce back after experiencing three losses in his last four fights.
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Jailton Almeida, seeking redemption from his recent UFC defeat to Curtis Blaydes in March, will go up against Alexander Romanov in a heavyweight matchup.
Additionally, Cesar Almeida and Roman Kopylov will meet in an intense middleweight showdown on the main card.
The main card will kick off with a welterweight bout between Randy Brown and Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos to entertain the viewers.
