UFC 302 is set to take place in New Jersey, USA. Dustin Poirier will challenge Islam Makhachev for the belt in the main event. Meanwhile, former champion Sean Strickland wants to get back in the winning column after losing his title to Dricus Du Plessis earlier this year in the octagon.
The UFC conducted the traditional weigh-ins recently, and most of the fighters made weight, including one. Let’s find out who the MMA star was who couldn’t shred some final pounds. In this write-up, let’s discuss everything that happened on the scale.
UFC 302 Weigh-Ins
The Lightweight aces set to fight in the main event weighed in at a precise 155 pounds, the limit. The duo of Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier were spotted with goggles on the scale, probably hiding their dehydrated looks. Both Paulo Costa and Sean Strickland were at relative ease for the co-main event. Both weighed in at 185 pounds.
Kevin Holland and Michal Oleksiejczuk are set to clash in the middle of the cage in a scintillating Middleweight bout. Given their kickboxing styles, the fight is going to be fireworks. The duo stood on the scale at a precise 185 pounds. Every fighter on the UFC 302 card made a weight-barring one. Andre Lima, set to take on Mitch Raposo, will be fined thirty percent of his purse because he weighed five pounds heavy on the scale.
Given the stellar matchups on the main card, UFC 302 will be one of the most stellar matches in the octagon. Poirier clarified that this will be his last title fight in the cage, and he wants to complete his career objective of winning the Lightweight strap in the octagon.
It will be interesting to see what happens in the cage once the weekend is upon us and the fighters are locked inside.
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