UFC 302 Results: Bonus Winners After Special Main Event ...
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 01: (R-L) Islam Makhachev of Russia battles Dustin Poirier in the UFC ... [+] lightweight championship fight during the UFC 302 event at Prudential Center on June 01, 2024 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Dustin Poirier gave Islam Makhachev an excellent fight—officially, it was Fight of the Night—but the UFC lightweight champion still won in the end.
Following an ingenious ankle pick/leg whip to secure a takedown, Makhachev transitioned from a guillotine to a D'arce choke to force Poirier to submit.
Poirier admitted fading unconscious seconds after he tapped. Poirier had his moments in the fight and was seemingly coming on in the fourth and fifth frames.
He landed an elbow on Makhachev's forehead that opened a nasty gash. However, Makhachev's capable striking and relentless grappling proved to be the difference in each round and the finish.
After the fight, Makhachev expressed a desire to move up to welterweight to win a title in his second division. Leon Edwards is the current champion at 170 pounds, but he is defending his title against Belal Muhammad on July 27 at UFC 304 in Manchester, England.
Makhachev could move right into a title opportunity against the winner in the year's fourth quarter. Poirier talked about potentially retiring after this fight–win or lose. He reiterated his thoughts of calling it quits during his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan.
Poirier wouldn't confirm his decision, but if he is done competing as a professional mixed martial artist, his next stop is the UFC Hall of Fame.
Here is a look at the bonus winners from UFC 302.
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There shouldn't be any argument over which fight deserved Fight of the Night. The main event was delivered on a night when there were few finishes and spirited scraps/
Makhachev received a double bonus for winning by an impressive margin. The other performance bonus went to veteran Kevin Holland for his submission win over Michal Oleksiejczuk.
Here is a look at all of the results.
UFC 302 Results Islam Makhachev defeated Dustin Poirier via submission at 2:42 of Round 5 (D’arce Choke) Sean Strickland defeated Paulo Costa via split decision (50-45, 49-46, 46-49) Kevin Holland defeated Michal Oleksiejczuk via submission at 1:34 of Round 1 (armbar) Niko Price defeated Alex Morono via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3) Randy Brown defeats Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3) Roman Kopylov defeated Cesar Almeida via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) Jailton Almeida defeated Alexander Romanov via submission at 2:27 of Round 1 (rear-naked choke) Grant Dawson defeated Joe Solecki via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) Jake Matthews defeated Philip Rowe via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) Bassil Hafez defeated Mickey Gall via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Ailin Perez defeats Joselyne Edwards via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Andre Lima defeated Mitch Raposo via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
