That man, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, faces interim champion Dustin Poirier, who after 21 fights with the promotion, gets his first shot at an undisputed UFC title. Perhaps the greatest reason for believing that Islam Makhachev will beat the winner of Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier is that he’s the closest thing in the division to Khabib Nurmagomedov. Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia (top) punches Dustin Poirier in their lightweight championship bout during UFC 242 at The Arena on September 7, 2019 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. However, Dustin Poirier blew up those plans by knocking McGregor out at UFC 257. Following the pay-per-view, White said he would finally stop trying to pressure Khabib into returning, but it seems Conor McGregor's new Netflix documentary is precisely as advertised. MMA fans were shown what happened backstage after his loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov set the Javier Mendez describes how Khabib Nurmagomedov nearly returned to action after retiring in 2020, only to leave after Conor McGregor lost to Dustin Poirier. By Ryan Harkness Jul 3, 2023, 8:01am EDT Dustin Poirier vs Khabib Nurmagomedov took place at UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier on September 7, 2019. Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Dustin Poirier via rear naked choke at 2 minutes 06 seconds into Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier is now official as your UFC 242 main event. Dustin Poirier earned his lightweight title shot by defeating Max Holloway in an interim lightweight title bout MMA fans have been reminiscing about Conor McGregor's approach to his historic showdown with Khabib Nurmagomedov - a little over three years after their grudge match. After years of trash talk and a fiery build-up, the bitter rivals locked horns with one another in the main event of UFC 229 in Las Vegas. Ahead of one of the most highly anticipated match ups of the year, lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Dustin Poirier will take par KTNaFFw.