Makhachev won, forcing his opponent to submit in the fifth round. The Russian applied a choke.
Makhachev defeats Poirier by choke in the fifth round
This defense was the third in the career of Islam. Nurmagomedov himself defended the title the same number of times.
“Islam has grown a lot, and it hasn’t realized it yet. When you go as far as it has today, it shows people what you are capable of. You start to understand better your body, you feel inner strength and realize that you can go further.”, Nurmagomedov said in an interview with UFC Eurasia.
Source: Sport
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