UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is going to face off the interim UFC Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 after dominating Conor McGregor. The main card is expecting to start at 10 p.m. The event kicks off Saturday, Sept. 7, but the fights will kick off earlier.
The fight is worth to watch?
Why not? Nurmagomedov is one of the great destroyers and was unbeaten in the history of UFC. Can we expect someone special’s presence who will beat him up? I think yes we can!
Although Khabib has beaten former Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight and lightweight champion McGregor but it doesn’t mean he became king of UFC. There are many fighters left who are waiting to fight him and Dustin Poirier is one of them.
I think you should not miss the fight. Keep your eyes on TV screen.
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United States
The Main Card starts at 2 p.m. (ET)
The Prelims start at midnight (ET)
The Early Prelims start at 10 a.m. (ET)
United Kingdom
The Main Card starts at 7 p.m. (GMT)
The Prelims start at 5 p.m. (GMT)
The Early Prelims start at 3 p.m. (GMT)
Australia
The Main Card starts at 4 a.m. (AEST)
The Prelims start at 2 a.m. (AEST)
The Early Prelims start at midnight (AEST)
Who is going to fight?
We know that this is a fairly top-heavy card and the main event is very strong and the undercard is packed with several fairly important fights for the Lightweight division as a whole. Here are the details…
Main card
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirer
Edson Barboza vs. Paul Felder
Islam Makhachev vs. Davi Ramos
Curtis Blaydes vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov
Mairbek Taisumov vs. Diego Ferreira
Prelims
Andrea Lee vs. Joanne Calderwood
Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Lerone Murphy
Liana Jojua vs. Sarah Moras
Ottman Azaitar vs. Teemu Packalen
Early Prelims
Belal Muhammad vs. Takashi Sato
Nordine Taleb vs. Muslim Salikhov
Omari Akhmedov vs. Zak Cummings
Don Madge vs. Fares Ziam
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How to watch
You can watch the live fight on Sony ESPN because this year UFC had a deal with ESPN.
In the US
US fans can watch the live fight on PPV through ESPN+. Cost may 60$.
In the UK
Uk fans can watch the fight on BT Sport.
In Australia
Australian fans can watch the fight from LIVE TV app that is available on Google PlayStore.
Other Countries:
Download “Live TV” app from Google PlayStore. Do a google search for the app if you are unable to find the app in PlayStore.
What are the both fighters saying?
Poirier says,
“I’ll keep going on the track, I think I can slow down him and stop him.”
Khabib Nurmagomedov says,
“I don’t know what will happen in the ring but surely, I’m going to knock him out.”
Poirier says,
‘I’ve fought well in my previous rounds but in this match, I want to become a great fighter that I’ve ever been in my life’
“I’m entirely ready for the fight and hope fans will put me in their heart where they kept Khabib before.”
UFC 242 main card
| FAVORITE | UNDERDOG | WEIGHT CLASS |
|---|---|---|
| Khabib Nurmagomedov | Dustin Poirier | UFC lightweight title |
| Edson Barboza | Paul Felder | Lightweight |
| Islam Makhachev | Davi Ramos | Lightweight |
| Curtis Blaydes | Shamil Abdurakhimov | Heavyweight |
| Mairbek Taisumov | Diego Ferreira | Lightweight |
Head-to-head (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Dustin Poirier):
Born: Russia – United States
Leg reach: 40in – 40.5in
Record: 27-0-0 – 25-5-0 (1 No Contest)
KO/TKO %: 31 – 54
Submission %: 31 – 25
Age: 30 – 30
Height: 5’10” – 5’9”
Weight: 155LB – 155LB
Reach: 70in – 72in
Decision %: 38 – 21
