The UFC belt protection can be tense with many boxers, but Islam Makhachev does not. Half a day before the match against Dustin Poirier, the reigning UFC champion Lightweight, shared the image of him watching the final Cup final with Khabib and the members of the coaching board.
Makhachev herself has a reason to be confident before the match against Poirier. UFC championships have a lot of time to prepare. In addition, he has not played any match for the past 6 months. Meanwhile, Poirier only had 2 months of preparation before entering the match against Makhachev.
Entering the match against Poirier, Makhachev proved to be completely overwhelming. From Striking to Grappling, Russian boxers are superior. After the first 4 rounds, Makhachev led Poirier with a safe point, enough for him to win the final by the point.
But Makhachev was not satisfied with that script. Entering the 5th half, he successfully took advantage of the moment Poirier down to make a D'Arce Choke, thereby winning the Submission. This is also the third consecutive time Makhachev successfully defended the championship.
On the Dustin Poirier side, this was almost the last time he played at UFC. At the age of 36, The Diamond no longer maintains a state in peak form. The time more than a decade of attachment with UFC helped Poirier to be able to raise his head to leave the tournament as a legend.