NEWARK, N.J. — Islam Makhachev defended his lightweight title and extended his profitable streak to 14 fights, 3rd-longest in UFC historical past, by receiving a submission victory over Dustin Poirier in the fifth spherical Saturday evening at UFC 302.
Conquering just one of the sport’s completed veterans and a group that was in opposition to him from the begin, Makhachev ran his file to 26-1 and said afterward he may well go up in weight for an additional problem.
There is definitely not significantly left for the Russian at 155 lbs, the place he defended his title for the 3rd time and showed yet again why he is rated as the pound-for-pound best in UFC.
Poirier (30-9) fell short in his 3rd endeavor for the undisputed title, all three ending by submission.
He battled back right after Makhachev controlled the initially spherical and bloodied the champion’s deal with later on, but Makhachev took him down midway via the fifth and rapidly pounced, with Poirier unable to escape.
