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Islam Makhachev has filled the enormous shoes of his longtime mentor quite admirably.
The Khabib Nurmagomedov protégé will put his undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title on the line against Dustin Poirier in the UFC 302 headliner this Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Makhachev steps back into view with the wind of a remarkable 13-fight winning streak in his sails. The 32-year-old Russian last fought at UFC 294, where he closed the book on his two-fight series against Alexander Volkanovski in emphatic fashion and stopped the City Kickboxing star with a head kick and follow-up punches in the first round of their Oct.