UFC 302
| UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 1, 2024 | |||
| Venue | Prudential Center | |||
| City | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on June 1, 2024, at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, United States.[1]
Background[edit]
The event will mark the promotion's tenth visit to Newark and first since UFC 288 in May 2023.[1]
A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Islam Makhachev and former interim champion Dustin Poirier is expected to headline the event.[2]
A five-round middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland and former title challenger Paulo Costa is expected to take place in a co-main event.[2]
A heavyweight bout between former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Alexander Volkov and Jailton Almeida was expected to take place at this event.[3] 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.[4] Almeida is now expected to face Alexander Romanov instead.[5]
A women's strawweight bout between former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Michelle Waterson-Gomez and Gillian Robertson was scheduled for the event.[6] However, the bout was postponed to UFC 303 for unknown reasons.[7]
Jeremiah Wells was expected to face Niko Price in a welterweight bout.[8] However, Wells pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Alex Morono.[9] 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.[10][11]
Su Mudaerji and Joshua Van were expected to meet in a flyweight bout at this event.[12] However, Su pulled out in late April due to undisclosed reasons.[13] He was replaced by Tatsuro Taira.[14]
Fight card[edit]
| Fight card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Islam Makhachev (c) | vs. | Dustin Poirier | [a] | |||
| Middleweight | Sean Strickland | vs. | Paulo Costa | ||||
| Welterweight | Randy Brown | vs. | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | ||||
| Middleweight | César Almeida | vs. | Roman Kopylov | ||||
| Flyweight | Park Hyun-sung | vs. | André Lima | ||||
| Welterweight | Niko Price | vs. | Alex Morono | ||||
| Heavyweight | Jailton Almeida | vs. | Alexander Romanov | ||||
| Middleweight | Roman Dolidze | vs. | Anthony Hernandez | ||||
| Welterweight | Mickey Gall | vs. | Bassil Hafez | ||||
| Welterweight | Philip Rowe | vs. | Jake Matthews | ||||
| Lightweight | Grant Dawson | vs. | Joe Solecki | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Ailín Pérez | vs. | Joselyne Edwards | ||||
- ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
Announced bouts[edit]
- Flyweight bout: Joshua Van vs. Tatsuro Taira[14]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Mike Bohn (2024-03-28). "UFC 302 official for Newark on June 1; multiple fights announced". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ a b Damon Martin (2024-04-14). "Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier, Sean Strickland's return set for UFC 302". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ Simon Samano and Nolan King (2024-03-25). "Jailton Almeida books quick turnaround fight vs. Alexander Volkov at UFC 302 on June 1". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Damon Martin (2024-03-28). "Khamzat Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker set as main event, 4 more fights announced for UFC Saudi Arabia on June 22". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (2024-04-09). "Jailton Almeida vs. Alexander Romanov Booked for UFC 302 on June 1". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2024-03-16). "Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson booked for UFC 302 in Newark". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Julio Fernando Navas (2024-04-08). "Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson is postponed until UFC 303". mmaaldia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09. (in Spanish)
- ^ Diego Martinez (2024-04-04). "Niko Price vs. Jeremiah Wells added to UFC 302". mmaaldia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05. (in Spanish)
- ^ Damon Martin (2024-04-18). "UFC 302 adds several fights to Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2017-02-04). "UFC Fight Night 104 results: Niko Price puts Alex Morono away with KO at Round 2 buzzer". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
- ^ Marc Raimondi (2017-03-17). "Three fighters test positive for marijuana at UFC Fight Night 104". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ Staff (2017-04-09). "Joshua Van faces Su Mudaerji at UFC 302". asianmma.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Sayan Nag (2024-04-22). "Joshua Van announces UFC 302 bout against Su Mudaerji has been canceled". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ a b Nolan King (2024-04-25). "Tatsuro Taira fills UFC 302 opening, fights Joshua Van". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
