On Saturday night, the UFC returns to action in a big way following a week off. The UFC 302 event, which features a substantial lightweight title bout between champion Islam Makhachev and challenger Dustin Poirier, will bring the organization back to PPV in Newark, New Jersey.
On June 2, UFC 302 will happen at Prudential Center. The main card is slated to start at 10 p.m. ET, with the first fight of the evening planned to begin at 6 p.m. ET locally. The main card will only be available as a pay-per-view on ESPN+, while the preliminary round will be streamed on ESPN+.
Looking Into This Weekend’s UFC Card
Makhachev, 32, faces a new foe in 2024 following his two victories over Alexander Volkanovski. Additionally, after winning the title in Abu Dhabi, defending it in Australia, and returning to Abu Dhabi again, this will be the first time he will defeat his title in the United States.
The co-main event of UFC 302 will likewise last up to 25 minutes. In a five-round non-title battle, heavy-handed action fighter Paulo Costa squares up against former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland. For their first fight since falling to former champion Robert Whittaker and middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis, respectively, Strickland and Costa are scheduled to square off.
Complete List Of Fighters Fighting In UFC 302
- Islam Makhachev -625 vs. Dustin Poirier +450, lightweight championship
- *Sean Strickland -240 vs. Paulo Costa +200, middleweights
- Kevin Holland -260 vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk +210, middleweights
- Jailton Almeida -260 vs. Alexandr Romanov +210, heavyweights
- Randy Brown -180 vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos +155, welterweights
- Cesar Almeida -110 vs. Roman Kopylov -110, middleweights
- Grant Dawson -400 vs. Joe Solecki +310, lightweights
- Jake Matthews -160 vs. Phil Rowe +135, welterweights
- Alex Morono -240 vs. Niko Price +200, welterweights
- Bassil Hafez -330 vs. Mickey Gall +260, welterweights
- Ailin Perez -200 vs. Joselyne Edwards +170, women’s bantamweights
- Andre Lima -250 vs. Mitch Raposo +205, flyweights
- *Strickland vs. Costa is a five-round non-title co-main event.
