All The Details You Need To Know About The Highly Anticipated Lightweight Title Fight Between Islam Makhachev And Dustin Poirier

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Live Stream, Fight Card, Odds

All the details you need to know about the highly anticipated lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier

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The UFC is back in New Jersey with UFC 302 on Saturday. The lightweight championship will be on the line when Islam Makhachev (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) takes on Dustin Poirier (29-7 MMA, 21-6 UFC) in the main event.

Makhachev is the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world and is coming off a stunning knockout win over Charles Oliveira at UFC 280. Poirier is a former interim lightweight champion and is one of the most popular fighters in the UFC. He is coming off a submission win over Michael Chandler at UFC 281.

The co-main event will feature a light heavyweight bout between Jan Blachowicz (29-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC) and Magomed Ankalaev (18-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC). Blachowicz is a former UFC light heavyweight champion, while Ankalaev is on a nine-fight winning streak.

The rest of the UFC 302 fight card is as follows:

• Featherweight: Bryce Mitchell (15-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) vs. Ilia Topuria (12-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
• Welterweight: Geoff Neal (15-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov (16-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
• Women's flyweight: Erin Blanchfield (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) vs. Jessica Andrade (24-9 MMA, 14-8 UFC)
• Middleweight: Andre Muniz (23-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) vs. Brendan Allen (20-5 MMA, 8-2 UFC)
• Lightweight: Matt Frevola (10-3-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) vs. Ottman Azaitar (14-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
• Bantamweight: Pedro Munhoz (19-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC) vs. Sean O'Malley (16-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC)

UFC 302 will take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The main card will air on ESPN+ pay-per-view, while the prelims will air on ESPN and ESPN+.