Dustin Poirier makes bold prediction for Islam Makhachev fight at UFC 302

Dustin Poirier isn’t leaving it in the hands of the judges when he fights Islam Makhachev.

“The Diamond” is set to take on the reigning lightweight champion—and MMA Fighting’s No. 1 Pound-for-Pound fighter—in the main event of UFC 302 in Newark, N.J., on June 1. This is Poirier’s third crack at undisputed gold after previously falling short against Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira.

Makhachev, a protege of the Nurmagomedov family...