Dustin Poirier is confident he can do what everyone else has failed to do, and that’s hand UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov his first ever loss.
Poirier (25-5, 1NC) extended his unbeaten run to six when he won the interim UFC lightweight title by defeating Max Holloway by decision at UFC 236. That set up a fight with Khabib at UFC 242 in September, something Poirier felt very confident about when he spoke at the pre-fight press conference.
“27 have tried, 27 have failed,” Poirier said. “A lot of people have been asking me where do I see weaknesses in Khabib’s game or where do I think he makes mistakes.