UFC 302 headliner between Islam Makhachev, and Dustin Poirier is now official – with the championship pair successfully making title limit weight for their heated grudge match in Newark.
The UFC 302 weigh-ins are in the books, and the championship main event has been made official.
UFC 302 Weigh-ins: Champion and Challenger Tip The Scales
The UFC 302 weigh-ins have wrapped up. One fighter, André Lima has missed weight for his planned flyweight battle against Mitch Raposo by four pounds. “Borrachinha” was the last fighter to clock in this morning for his successful weigh-in.
Islam Makhachev And Dustin Poirier Make Weight For UFC 302
And both tipping the scales today at the early morning weigh-ins in Newark, undisputed champion, Makhachev came in at 155lbs for his defense – with Poirier matching the American Kickboxing Academy staple, himself coming in at 155lbs on championship weight for the anticipated showcase.
Sharing the stage during yesterday’s pre-fight press conference, Makhachev and Poirier squabbled during respective questioning, with the pair offering their own predictions for the action at UFC 302.
Take a look at the UFC 302 weigh-in results below:
Main Card (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET)
- Islam Makhachev (155) (c) vs. Dustin Poirier (155) – for the UFC Lightweight Championship
- Sean Strickland (185) vs. Paulo Costa (185)
- Kevin Holland (185) vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk (185)
- Jailton Almeida (241) vs. Alexandr Romanov (265)
- Randy Brown (170) vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (170)
Prelims (ESPN2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Roman Kopylov (185) vs. César Almeida (185)
- Niko Price (170) vs. Alex Morono (170)
- Grant Dawson (155) vs. Joe Solecki (155)
- Phil Rowe (171) vs. Jake Matthews (170)
Early Prelims (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Mickey Gall (170) vs. Bassil Hafez (170)
- Ailin Perez (135) vs. Joselyne Edwards (136)
- André Lima (130)* vs. Mitch Raposo (125)
* – Fighter missed weight