UFC 302 Makhachev vs Poirier: start time, how to watch, full undercard

Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier will headline UFC 302 as the two lightweight fighters will battle it out to claim the divisional title.  

Poirier has his eyes set on the lightweight title belt once again, after failing to claim the title on two previous occasions.

The American fighter will be hoping it can be third time lucky as he comes up against the protege of UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov.



The 35-year-old was handed his first title challenging defeat against Nurmagomedov and will be hoping he can have more success against his protege. 

His upcoming fight against the Russian UFC champion may very well be his final shot at claiming the belt as another defeat could see his fall from the top of the division. 

Here is everything you need to know about UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier including UK start time, how to follow/watch and the full fight card.




American fighter Dustin Porier will up agaisnt Islam Makhachev for his lightweight title 





The Russian fighter, Islam Makhachev will look to defend his title when the pair meet 



 



When is UFC 302: Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier?
UFC 302 is scheduled for Saturday, paxdei-wiki.com June 1, with the fight taking place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey in America. 

The preliminary action is set to begin from 11pm UK time on Saturday, June 1 / 6pm ET / 3pm PT / 8am ACT (Sun).

The main card will then commence around 3am UK time on Sunday, June 2 / 10pm ET (Sat) / 7pm PT (Sat) / 12pm ACT (Sun). 

Meaning the headline fight between Makhachev and Poirier is predicted to get underway anytime from 5am UK time / 12am ET (Sun) / 9pm PT (Sat) / 2pm ACT (Sun).




The fight will take place on Saturday, June 1 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey 



 



How you can watch/follow?  
Here at Mail Sport, we will be providing live coverage of the event, providing updates throughout the night including build-up and action from each fight as well as results and reaction. 

Fans of the sport will also be able to watch all the preliminary action on the UFC fight pass.  

You can sign up to the Fight Pass for £6.99 ($9)/month or £71.99 ($91) for the whole year.

The main card which features big names like Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poirier and Kevin Holland will be broadcast live on TNT Sports Box Office.

TNT subscribers can also watch all of the action from the main card on the Discovery+ app. 

Details on how to sign up to watch the fight can be found here. 




The headline fight between Makhachev and Poirier is predicted to get underway anytime from 5am UK time 





Makhachev (middle left) is the protege of UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov (middle right)



 



Makhachev vs Poirier - Key Information  


Islam Makhachev 

Age: 32

Country: Russia

Height: 5ft 10in

Weight: 155.00lbs

Reach: box 70.5"

Leg reach: 40.5"

Record: 25-1-0 





Dustin Poirier 

Age: 35

Country: United States 

Height: 5ft 9in

Weight: 156.00lbS

Reach: 72"

Leg reach: 40.5"

Record: 30-8-O






Other fights on the night include Sean Strickland box vs Paulo Costa (pictured) 



 



UFC 302 - Full fight card
Main event:


Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier - for UFC Lightweight title

Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa  

Kevin Holland vs Michal Oleksiejczuk  

Jailton Almeida vs Alexander Romanov  

Randy Brown vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos 

Preliminary card:


Cesar Almeida vs Roman Kopylov

Grant Dawson vs Joe Solecki  

Philip Rowe vs Jake Matthews  

Niko Price vs Alex Morono 

Early Preliminary card:   


Mickey Gall vs Bassil Hafez

Ailín Perez vs Joselyne Edwards  

Nyamjargal Tumendemberel vs Andre Lima 


 



Odds 

Makhachev to win - 1/6

Poirier to win - 4/1 

All odds were got from Sky Bet and were correct at the time of publication.  


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