Islam Makhachev looks to defend his lightweight belt tonight when he fights Dustin Poirier at UFC 302.
Makhachev has won his last 13 UFC fights and can tie a record for all-time consecutive lightweight title defences with a win against Poirier. The protege and childhood friend of UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov is currently ranked as the promotion's pound-for-pound No.1 fighter and Khabib will be in his corner tonight.
Poirier is hoping it's third time lucky in what will likely be his final bid to win an undisputed UFC world title. The perennial contender has been tapped out in both of his last world title fights and is a considerable betting underdog against Makhachev, who is unbeaten in nine years. So here's all you need to know about tonight's big fight...
What time is Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier in the UK tonight?
UFC 302 will be shown exclusively live on TNT Sports with the preliminary card beginning at 1am UK time on Sunday morning whilst the main card will get underway at 3am. The early preliminary card, which is only available to watch on UFC Fight Pass, starts at 11:30pm on Saturday night.
How to watch Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier on TV and via live stream
UK viewers with a subscription to TNT Sports will not need to pay an additional pay-per-view fee to watch the UFC 302 event. You can watch the fights via the Discovery+ app, which is available to download on mobile, tablet, select streaming devices.
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Full fight card
Main card
Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier - for Makhachev's UFC lightweight title
Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa
Kevin Holland vs Michal Oleksiejczuk
Niko Price vs Alex Morono
Randy Brown vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Preliminary card
Cesar Almeida vs Roman Kopylov
Jailton Almeida vs Alexander Romanov
Grant Dawson vs Joe Solecki
Philip Rowe vs Jake Matthews
Early preliminary card
Mickey Gall vs Bassil Hafez
Ailin Perez vs Joselyne Edwards
Mitch Raposo vs Andre Lima
Odds
Makhachev 1/6
Poirier 4/1
Quotes corner
Makhachev: “All his life he's been in the top-five and it's my dream to fight somebody like Dustin with a big name in this sport. I'm very happy because he's going to be in my list. He doesn't believe he can beat me and coach doesn't believe that he can beat me and I know that I can make this fight easy."
Poirier: "I feel more comfortable in this position than I ever have. I know it's big because of where I am at in my career. I'm probably not going to get another shot to climb the ladder. I've learned a lot of lessons about myself through this. How much of myself can I give to this sport, Every time I get in there I’m leaving pieces I can’t get back."