Poirier challenges Makhachev for the undisputed lightweight championship this Saturday at UFC 302
The reigning UFC lightweight champion, Makhachev has been largely untouched in 12 of his last 13 bouts. One noticeable exception took place when he traveled to Perth and barely escaped Alexander Volkanovski in February of 2023.
“I know who he is,” said Poirier, who will be far from Louisiana when he takes center stage at UFC 302 in New Jersey. “I’m coming to fight him, round after round, for 25 minutes. That’s not what he wants. He wants to grapple. I want a fight.” Poirier displayed his fighting spirit in that bout, knocking out Saint Denis and punching his ticket for a title shot. Despite splitting his last four fights, and with retirement knocking at the age of 35, Poirier plans to leave it all in the cage in his last shot at the belt.
“And I'm the underdog. I feel comfortable in that position. People think I'm outgunned here. I want to prove the world wrong.”If Poirier can start landing shots, he will make Makhachev uncomfortable and test him in an altogether different way. Yet that rarely happens against Makhachev, and Poirier enters as the underdog for valid reasons.
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