| UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | ||||
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The poster for UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 1, 2024 (2024-06-01) | |||
| Venue | Prudential Center | |||
| City | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |||
| Attendance | 17,834[1] | |||
| Total gate | $7,255,040[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 1, 2024, at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, United States.[2]
The event marked the promotion's tenth visit to Newark and first since UFC 288 in May 2023.[2]
AUFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Islam Makhachev and former interim champion Dustin Poirier headlined the event.[3]
A five-round middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland and former title challenger Paulo Costa took place in the co-main event.[3]
A heavyweight bout between former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Alexander Volkov and Jailton Almeida was expected to take place at this event.[4] However, the bout was scrapped for unknown reasons and Volkov was booked for UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev against former interim UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Sergei Pavlovich.[5] Almeida faced Alexander Romanov instead.[6]
A women's strawweight bout between former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Michelle Waterson-Gomez and Gillian Robertson was scheduled for the event.[7] However, the bout was postponed to UFC 303 for unknown reasons.[8]
Jeremiah Wells was expected to face Niko Price in a welterweight bout.[9] However, Wells pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Alex Morono.[10] Price and Morono previously met at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie in February 2017, with the bout originally ending via second-round knockout for Price, before ultimately being overturned to a no contest due to him testing positive for marijuana.[11][12]
Su Mudaerji and Joshua Van were expected to meet in a flyweight bout at this event.[13] However, Su pulled out in late April due to undisclosed reasons.[14] He was replaced by Tatsuro Taira.[15] In turn, both fighters were moved to UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira in order to face different opponents.[16]
A middleweight bout between Roman Dolidze and former LFA Middleweight Champion Anthony Hernandez was scheduled to take place at the event.[17] However, Hernandez was forced out of the bout due to a torn ligament in his hand.[18]
Road to UFC Season 2 flyweight winner Park Hyun-sung was expected to face André Lima.[19] However, he pulled out due to a knee injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Nyamjargal Tumendemberel.[20] In turn, Tumendemberel was forced to withdraw from the event due to visa issues and was replaced by Mitch Raposo.[21] At the weigh ins, Lima weighed in at 130 pounds, four pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 30 percent of his purse which went to Raposo.[22]
| Fight card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Islam Makhachev (c) | def. | Dustin Poirier | Submission (brabo choke) | 5 | 2:42 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Sean Strickland | def. | Paulo Costa | Decision (split) (46–49, 50–45, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Kevin Holland | def. | Michał Oleksiejczuk | Technical Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:34 | |
| Welterweight | Niko Price | def. | Alex Morono | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Randy Brown | def. | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN 2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Roman Kopylov | def. | César Almeida | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Jailton Almeida | def. | Alexander Romanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:27 | |
| Lightweight | Grant Dawson | def. | Joe Solecki | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jake Matthews | def. | Philip Rowe | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Bassil Hafez | def. | Mickey Gall | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Ailín Pérez | def. | Joselyne Edwards | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (130 lb) | André Lima | def. | Mitch Raposo | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[24]
