Islam Makhachev is expecting an easy night at the office in his upcoming title defense against Dustin Poirer.
on June 1 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. While Makhachev acknowledges Poirier’s experience and elite striking, the lightweight champ believes he’ll dominate “The Diamond” on the ground. Makhachev’s mentor and teammate,, ragdolled Poirier before submitting him in the third round of their title unification clash at UFC 242 in September 2019. Thanks to his own elite grappling skills, Makhachev is expecting similar results.. “But his problem is his style.
“Dustin is a good opponent because Oliveira, Arman , I already beat these guys already,” Makhachev said. “My dream fight for this division is Gaethje, but he lose already. Right now in our weight, I think we just have Dustin because Arman say no, Gaethje lose, Oliveira lose. We don’t have someone.” Despite having never won a fight via a guillotine, Poirier is notorious for attempting them at every opportunity, which has often worked to his detriment against elite wrestlers. Makhachev will be prepared if such a situation arises.
“Dustin, be ready and wrestling a lot. I defend my neck, I’m ready for your guillotine,” he said. “It’s not happen in our fight, but I will be ready.”’s recent BMF win will likely open up several options at lightweight, a Makhachev matchup won’t be one of them as the champ does not care about the BMF strap.
“Honestly, my dream fight is for the second belt 170,” Makhachev said. “I don’t know who is gonna be there. Now is the champion we have. About BMF, I don’t need this belt. Because I don’t know what is this belt, for what? And I not under-estimating Poirier because this guy’s a legend. He have better than everybody striking, in my division, in this sport. I prepare myself for the tough fight.
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