Makhachev beats Poirier by submission at UFC 302 to defend lightweight title
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Russia's Islam Makhachev, above, works against Dustin Poirier during the first round of a lightweight title bout at the UFC 302 mixed martial arts even early Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Newark, N.J. Makhachev won the bout. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Russia's Islam Makhachev, right, punches Dustin Poirier, during the third round of a lightweight title bout at the UFC 302 mixed martial arts event early Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Newark, N.J. Makhachev won the bout. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Russia's Islam Makhachev, left, reacts after defeating Dustin Poirier, right, in a lightweight title bout at the UFC 302 mixed martial arts event early Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Russia's Islam Makhachev arrives for his lightweight title bout against Dustin Poirier at the UFC 302 mixed martial arts event early Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Former President Donald Trump watches Alex Morono fight Niko Price during the third round of a welterweight bout at the UFC 302 mixed martial arts event Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Jamaica's Randy Brown, right, grapples with Brazil's Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos during the third round of a welterweight bout at the UFC 302 mixed martial arts event Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Newark, N.J. Brown won the fight. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Former President Donald Trump, center right, talks to Dana White while attending the UFC 302 mixed martial arts event Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Sean Strickland, right, punches Brazil's Paulo Costa during the fourth round of a middleweight bout at the UFC 302 mixed martial arts event early Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Newark, N.J. Strickland won the fight. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Russia's Islam Makhachev, with red on gloves, works against Dustin Poirier during the first round of a lightweight title bout at the UFC 302 mixed martial arts event Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Newark, N.J. Makhachev won the bout. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Russia's Islam Makhachev, left, reacts after defeating Dustin Poirier, right, in a lightweight title bout at the UFC 302 mixed martial arts event early Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Russia's Islam Makhachev, above, works against Dustin Poirier during the first round of a lightweight title bout at the UFC 302 mixed martial arts even early Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Newark, N.J. Makhachev won the bout. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)