Watch Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier full fight video to see Nurmagomedov and Poirier’s lightweight championship unification bout UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi on Sept. 7, 2019.
On a three-year unbeaten run and coming off of an impressive win over featherweight champion Max Holloway, Poirier entered his bout with Nurmagomedov with an interim title around his waist and a ton of momentum. Victory was not in the cards for “The Diamond” though as Nurmagomedov used his superior wrestling to ground Poirier and finish him with a rear-naked choke in round three.