On Saturday, Khabib Nurmagomedov continued to showcase his dominance as he defeated Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi. Utilizing his wrestling like always, Nurmagomedov was able to submit Poirier with a rear-naked choke in the third to retain his lightweight title.
Elsewhere on the main card, Paul Felder avenged his first professional defeat with a split decision win over Edson Barboza in their lightweight co-main event; Islam Makhachev outpointed Davi Ramos via unanimous decision; Curtis Blaydes made it two wins in a row following his TKO victory over Shamil Abdurakhimov; and Carlos Diego Ferreira continued his winning streak with an impressive decision triumph over Mairbek Taisumov.