UFC 302

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UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateJune 1, 2024 (2024-06-01)
Venue Prudential Center
City Newark, New Jersey, United States
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier UFC Fight Night 242

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on June 1, 2024, at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, United States. [1]

Contents

Background

The event will mark the promotion's tenth visit to Newark and first since UFC 288 in May 2023. [1]

A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Islam Makhachev and former interim champion Dustin Poirier is expected to headline the event. [2]

A five-round middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland and former title challenger Paulo Costa is expected to take place in a co-main event. [2]

A heavyweight bout between former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Alexander Volkov and Jailton Almeida was expected to take place at this event. [3] However, the bout was scrapped for unknown reasons and Volkov was booked for UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev against former interim UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Sergei Pavlovich. [4] Almeida is now expected to face Alexander Romanov instead. [5]

A women's strawweight bout between former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Michelle Waterson-Gomez and Gillian Robertson was scheduled for the event. [6] However, the bout was postponed to UFC 303 for unknown reasons. [7]

Jeremiah Wells was expected to face Niko Price in a welterweight bout. [8] However, Wells pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Alex Morono. [9] Price and Morono previously met at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie in February 2017, with the bout originally ending via second round knockout for Price, before ultimately being overturned to a no contest due to him testing positive for marijuana. [10] [11]

Su Mudaerji and Joshua Van were expected to meet in a flyweight bout at this event. [12] However, Su pulled out in late April due to undisclosed reasons. [13] He was replaced by Tatsuro Taira. [14]

Fight card

Fight card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Islam Makhachev (c)vs. Dustin Poirier [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Sean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa
Welterweight Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Middleweight César Almeida vs. Roman Kopylov
FlyweightPark Hyun-sungvs.André Lima
Welterweight Niko Price vs. Alex Morono
Heavyweight Jailton Almeida vs. Alexander Romanov
Middleweight Roman Dolidze vs. Anthony Hernandez
Welterweight Mickey Gall vs.Bassil Hafez
Welterweight Philip Rowe vs. Jake Matthews
Lightweight Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki
Women's Bantamweight Ailín Pérez vs. Joselyne Edwards
  1. ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.

[15]

Announced bouts

See also

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  2. 1 2 Damon Martin (2024-04-14). "Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier, Sean Strickland's return set for UFC 302". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  3. ↑ Simon Samano and Nolan King (2024-03-25). "Jailton Almeida books quick turnaround fight vs. Alexander Volkov at UFC 302 on June 1". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  4. ↑ Damon Martin (2024-03-28). "Khamzat Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker set as main event, 4 more fights announced for UFC Saudi Arabia on June 22". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  5. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2024-04-09). "Jailton Almeida vs. Alexander Romanov Booked for UFC 302 on June 1". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  6. ↑ Jay Anderson (2024-03-16). "Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson booked for UFC 302 in Newark". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  7. ↑ Julio Fernando Navas (2024-04-08). "Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson is postponed until UFC 303". mmaaldia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.(in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Diego Martinez (2024-04-04). "Niko Price vs. Jeremiah Wells added to UFC 302". mmaaldia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.(in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Damon Martin (2024-04-18). "UFC 302 adds several fights to Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  10. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2017-02-04). "UFC Fight Night 104 results: Niko Price puts Alex Morono away with KO at Round 2 buzzer". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  11. ↑ Marc Raimondi (2017-03-17). "Three fighters test positive for marijuana at UFC Fight Night 104". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
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  14. 1 2 Nolan King (2024-04-25). "Tatsuro Taira fills UFC 302 opening, fights Joshua Van". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
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