Hot on the heels of the official announcement of the UFC 242 main event title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier , the UFC has confirmed the pair will face the media at a specially-arranged press conference in London, England. The media-only event will take place on Wednesday, June 12 with the pair set to face off for the first time in front of the cameras since the official confirmation of their UFC lightweight title unification clash in Abu Dhabi. Reigning champion Nurmagomedov (27-0 MMA, 11-0 UFC) and interim champ Poirier (25-5 [1NC] MMA, 17-4 [1NC] UFC) will do battle to unify the lightweight belts at The Arena, Yas Island in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, September 7
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Nurmagomedov, Poirier set for UFC 242 press conference in London – MMA Junkie