NEWARK, N.J. – Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier lastly got a opportunity to cross courses Thursday ahead of their UFC 302 light-weight title battle.
Following the pre-fight press conference, Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) and Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) had their veryfirst staredown in advance of their expected champion accident, which takes location Saturday at Prudential Center (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+).
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