“Dana White announced that Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier will fight in the main event of UFC 302. Other key fights will feature Strickland and Costa. The main event of UFC 303 is scheduled for a fight between Conor and Chandler,” wrote journalist Kevin Iole. on his social network account X (formerly Twitter).
Dustin Poirier last competed for the UFC lightweight title in December 2021 at UFC 269 against Charles Oliveira. The Brazilian won by knockout in the third round.
Islam Makhachev, in his last fight, defended his championship belt in a rematch against Australian Alexander Volkanovski, the current UFC featherweight champion.
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Source: Sport

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