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UFC 242 video recap: Khabib Nurmagomedov dominates, submits Dustin Poirier in third round

Khabib Nurmagomedov put on a dominant performance in the main event of UFC 242 by submitting Dustin Poirier in the third round with a rear-naked choke.

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Nurmagomedov had an excellent first round, shooting in on a single leg takedown and eventually getting to mount in which he landed heavy elbows as the round came to a close. Poirier landed a hard right hand at the beginning of round two and started to put Khabib on the back foot, but a double leg from Nurmagomedov started to turn the round in his favour as his work on the ground continued.