MAKHACHEV SUBMITS POIRIER AT UFC 302 TO DEFEND LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE
Islam Makhachev defended his lightweight title and extended his winning streak to 14 fights, third-longest in UFC history, by getting a submission victory over Dustin Poirier in the fifth round Saturday night at UFC 302. Overcoming one of the sport’s accomplished veterans and a crowd that was against him from the start, Makhachev ran his record to…