TheUFCreturns to Newark, New Jersey on June 1, with an exciting fight card for fans. It features one current champion, a slew of title contenders, and multiple future MMA superstars throughout.
Makhachev, the reigning UFC lightweight champion, is set to battle Poirier in the main event as the former interim champion takes his third crack at winning undisputed gold in the octagon.
In a recentsocial media post, one X user highlighted an alarming statistic regarding Costa fight cards. Every time the Brazilian shares a card with a champion, that champion goes on to lose their fight.
Fun Fact: Every champion that shared a card with Paulo Costa lost their belt-UFC 212: Aldo (C) lost to MaxUFC 217: Bisping (C) Garbrandt (C) and Joanna (C) all lost.UFC 226: Stipe lost to DCUFC 241: DC lost to StipeUFC 278: Usman lost to LeonUFC 298: Volk lost to Iliapic.twitter.com/UJSU0XiEJ5
Other than every single champion losing, all of those events have one thing in common: Paulo Costa’s inclusion on the fight card.
Poirier is fresh off a dominant knockout victory at UFC 299 against Frenchman Benoit Saint Denis and believes Makhachev is “underestimating” him.
The number one contender has promised to throw everything at the champ, as he said: “I’m going to put my hands on this guy. This guy is my last shot. Let’s go.”
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Makhachev remains confident, although it will be over eight months since the last time he fought in the octagon. Still, the lightweight champion knows precisely what he wants to do against Poirier.
“He will try to get me in a guillotine [choke]. I will defend the guillotine,” Makhachev claimed. “I will give him a couple of punches. He will give his back, then I will finish.”
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