Undisputed lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will face interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier at UFC 242. The fight will be for the undisputed championship in Abu Dhabi. Nurmagomedov captured the vacant title at UFC 223, defeating Al Iaquinta over five rounds. Poirier faced featherweight champion, Max Holloway at UFC 236, capturing the interim lightweight belt.
The fight was made official by the UFC on Tuesday via Instagram. Nurmagomedov had refused to fight until his teammates’, Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Zubaira Tukhugov’s suspensions were lifted.