| UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 1, 2024 | |||
| Venue | Prudential Center | |||
| City | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |||
| Attendance | 17,834 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $7,255,040 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 1, 2024, at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, United States. [2]
The event marked the promotion's tenth visit to Newark and first since UFC 288 in May 2023. [2]
The debut of the new UFC Official Fight Gloves took place at this event. [3] [4]
A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Islam Makhachev and former interim champion Dustin Poirier headlined the event. [5]
A five-round middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland and former title challenger Paulo Costa took place in the co-main event. [5]
A heavyweight bout between former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Alexander Volkov and Jailton Almeida was expected to take place at this event. [6] 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. [7] Almeida faced Alexander Romanov instead. [8]
A women's strawweight bout between former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Michelle Waterson-Gomez and Gillian Robertson was scheduled for the event. [9] However, the bout was postponed to UFC 303 for unknown reasons. [10]
Jeremiah Wells was expected to face Niko Price in a welterweight bout. [11] However, Wells pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Alex Morono. [12] 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. [13] [14]
Su Mudaerji and Joshua Van were expected to meet in a flyweight bout at this event. [15] However, Su pulled out in late April due to undisclosed reasons. [16] He was replaced by Tatsuro Taira. [17] In turn, both fighters were moved to UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira in order to face different opponents. [18]
A middleweight bout between Roman Dolidze and former LFA Middleweight Champion Anthony Hernandez was scheduled to take place at the event. [19] However, Hernandez was forced out of the bout due to a torn ligament in his hand. [20]
Road to UFC Season 2 flyweight winner Park Hyun-sung was expected to face André Lima. [21] However, he pulled out due to a knee injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Nyamjargal Tumendemberel. [22] In turn, Tumendemberel was forced to withdraw from the event due to visa issues and was replaced by Mitch Raposo. [23] At the weigh ins, Lima weighed in at 130 pounds, four pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 30 percent of his purse which went to Raposo. [24]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Islam Makhachev (c) | def. | Dustin Poirier | Submission (brabo choke) | 5 | 2:42 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Sean Strickland | def. | Paulo Costa | Decision (split) (46–49, 50–45, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Kevin Holland | def. | Michał Oleksiejczuk | Technical Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:34 | |
| Welterweight | Niko Price | def. | Alex Morono | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Randy Brown | def. | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN 2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Roman Kopylov | def. | César Almeida | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Jailton Almeida | def. | Alexander Romanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:27 | |
| Lightweight | Grant Dawson | def. | Joe Solecki | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jake Matthews | def. | Philip Rowe | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Bassil Hafez | def. | Mickey Gall | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Ailín Pérez | def. | Joselyne Edwards | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (130 lb) | André Lima | def. | Mitch Raposo | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [26]
Timothy Samuel Elliott is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Competing professionally since 2009, Elliott is the former Titan FC Flyweigh Champion and won The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions. As of November 5, 2024, he is #11 in the UFC flyweight rankings.
Nicholas Gordon “Niko” Price is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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