UFC champion Islam Makhachev laughed at Dustin Poirier’s nickname
Russian fighter of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Islam Makhachev laughed at the nickname of his future opponent, American Dustin Poirier. The Yardbarker portal writes about this.
“His nickname is Diamond. On the first of June I will go into the octagon, take the Diamond and put it in my belt,” Makhachev said. The UFC lightweight champion also said that Poirier has a weak fight, and the American always has problems when he is taken to the ground.
Makhachev and Poirier will fight for the UFC lightweight championship on June 1 in New Jersey at UFC 302. If the Russian fighter wins, he will defend the championship belt for the third time and repeat Khabib Nurmagomedov’s record for the number of title defenses in the lightweight category.
Earlier, the manager of the Russian fighter, Ali Abdel-Aziz, spoke about his preparation for the fight with Poirier. “I have been at Islam’s training camp for two weeks now. He does whatever he wants with everyone here. He is the greatest UFC fighter to date. On June 1, he will give a master class,” Abdel-Aziz promised.
Source: Lenta
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