This is the UFC 242 live blog for Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier, a lightweight championship unification bout at Saturday’s UFC event at The Arena in Abu Dhabi.
Khabib Nurmagomedov, who heads into his second title defense with a 27-0 record, faces Dustin Poirier, who has won five straight (excluding one no contest) and enters this matchup with an interim title, in the main event.
Check out the UFC 242 live blog below.
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