JERSEY CITY, N.J. – It’s all been leading to this moment for Dustin Poirier at UFC 302, and he has no doubt he will achieve his final career accomplishment by taking Islam Makhachev’s lightweight title.
After two failed bids at an undisputed championship, Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) gets what he’s described as his final shot at the belt when he challenges Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) in Saturday’s headliner at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. (ESPN+ pay-per-view).
Poirier described his first title shot against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242 in September 2019 as “25 minutes to make life fair.” It didn’t happen for him. In his second chance against Charles Oliveira at UFC 269 in December 2021, it was “25 minutes for eternity.” Poirier carries a similar mantra into UFC 302, and he has the utmost belief a lifetime of work in MMA has led to this moment.
