Current UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev confirmed that the former belt holder Khabib Nurmagomedov will be one of his seconds in the fight with the American Dustin Poirier .
Makhachev, 32, will defend his third belt at UFC 302 in Newark (United States, New Jersey) on June 1.
— The eagle landed in New Jersey. He will be in my corner. And frankly, I am very happy, because he is one of the best as a second, as a brother, as a friend,” Makhachev was quoted as saying by the UFC press service.
Makhachev’s statistics in MMA are 25-1, the Russian fighter’s unbeaten streak in the UFC is 13 fights and lasts since September 2016.
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