Brendan Miller
The champion is still in control after UFC 302. Islam Makhachev managed to retain the lightweight title in a brutal battle with Dustin Poirier in the main event on Saturday night in Newark, New Jersey. Makhahcev extended his winning streak to 14 with a fifth-round choke of D’Arce that seemed to come out of nowhere.
Poirier put in a great effort in defeat. The Louisiana native failed in his third attempt to become champion, but put in arguably his best title fight performance to date. Poirier managed to keep Makhachev off him for long periods of the fight and fought him on equal footing. Despite taking a blow to the back in the first round, Poirier remained calm and defended well. He simply couldn’t defend himself for the final choke, as Makhachev moved in and knocked him out.
Poirier continued to tease retirement after the fight, as he has all week, noting that this may be the last time we see him in the Octagon. “The Diamond” will go down as one of the best fighters in the promotion’s history for never winning undisputed gold.
Still on the card, Sean Strickland remained in title contention with a victory over Paulo Costa in the co-main event. Strickland controlled the entire fight and the split decision distinction is a bit misleading. The former champion asked for a title shot next after failing to get an immediate rematch with Dricus du Plessis following his defeat in January. Additionally, Kevin Holland was back to doing things like Kevin Holland, as the veteran submitted Michal Oleksiejczuk with an armbar that appeared to break his opponent’s arm.
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UFC 302 fight card, odds
- Islam Makhachev (c) defeated. Dustin Poirier via submission in the fifth round (d’arce choke)
- Sean Strickland defeated. Paulo Costa via split decision (46-49, 50-45, 49-46)
- Kevin Holland defeated. Michal Oleksiejczuk by submission in the first round (armbar)
- Niko Price defeated. Alex Morono by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Randy Brown defeated. Elizeu Zaleski by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Roman Kopylov defeated. César Almeida by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
- Jailton Almeida won. Alexandr Romanov via submission in the first round (rear naked choke)
- Grant Dawson defeated. Joe Solecki by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Jake Matthews defeated. Phil Rowe by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Bassil Hafez defeated. Mickey Gall by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Ailin Perez defeated. Joselyne Edwards via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- André Lima defeated. Mitch Raposo via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
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