Facing off with undisputed lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev once more ahead of tomorrow’s headliner at UFC 302, former interim titleholder, Dustin Poirier took in all of the Russian during tonight’s tense staredown at the ceremonial
Poirier, the current number four ranked divisional contender, looks to snap his losing trend in undisputed title attempts in his showdown with Makhachev, coming up short in tangles against both Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira.
As for Makhachev, the pound-for-pound number one puts his title up for grabs for the third occasion – this time against a fellow lightweight counterpart for the premiere time, having knocked back former featherweight kingpin, Alexander Volkanovski in two immediate clashes.