Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov admitted after UFC 242 that he nearly lost his crown to Dustin Poirier's guillotine choke. Elias Cepeda examines what each man did well in this exciting ...

Dustin Poirier attempts to become the undisputed UFC lightweight champion when he faces Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of Saturday's UFC 242 pay-per-view card.

Khabib Nurmagomedov retained his UFC lightweight title and maintained his undefeated record with a third-round submission victory against Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab ...

Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez first faced each other on the prelim card of UFC 211. At the time of that fight, Alvarez was the No. 3 ranked lightweight, while Poirier checked in at No. 9.

With a third-round submission win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the lightweight champion's record stands at an incredible 28-0.

Before Makhachev broke hearts against Poirier last year, both Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira forced taps from ‘The ...

Russian UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, choke holds UFC fighter Dustin Poirier, of Lafayette, La., during Lightweight title mixed martial arts bout at UFC 242, in Yas Mall in Abu Dhabi, United ...

UFC 242 main card results Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Dustin Poirier via submission at 2:06 of R3 Paul Felder def. Edson Barboza via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 30-27) ...

The reigning UFC Lightweight champion forced Poirier to tap in the main event of UFC 242 in the heat of Abu Dhabi. The victory was a methodical, systematic breakdown by Nurmagomedov.

UFC 242 Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier: Start time, how to watch or stream online and full fight card details After dominating Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov faces a new challenge at ...

When interim titleholder Dustin Poirier faces off with lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of Saturday's UFC 242 card from Abu Dhabi, he'll be doing so as a sizable underdog ...