UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev is giving Dustin Poirier high praise ahead of their title fight. Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) defends his title against Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 302 (pay-per-view/ESPN2/ ESPN+ ) headliner at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Poirier, a former interim lightweight champion, will attempt to capture undisputed gold for the third time. His knockout finish of Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 299 in March tied Drew Dober for the most in lightweight history. “First of all, I want to say that Dustin is one of the legends of our sport,” Makhachev said in Episode 2 of his training camp VLOG . “He is someone who will undoubtedly be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame
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