JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier by no means have missed weight of their embellished MMA careers, and that development continued forward of Saturday’s UFC 302 headliner.
Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) will put his light-weight championship on the road for the third time towards former interim titleholder Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) in the primary occasion at Prudential Heart in Newark, N.J., (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+), however first each males needed to attend to enterprise on the dimensions.
There have been no points from champion Makhachev, who registered at 155 kilos on the nostril throughout Friday’s official UFC 302 weigh-ins on the UFC host resort. The identical will be mentioned for challenger Poirier, who was 155 kilos, as nicely, forward of his third and doubtlessly ultimate shot at an undisputed UFC belt.
Poirier was the primary fighter to the dimensions; Makhachev got here a couple of minute behind him.
Watch the video above to see Makhachev and Poirier make weight for UFC 302.
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