Former featherweight champion has given his official prediction for 's lightweight showdown with at UFC 302 this weekend. Poirier comes into the clash off the back of a in March. The American, who looked tired, was on the jaws of suffering yet another defeat against the rising contender.
However, his experience shone through, a huge left hook marked the beginning of the end for 'God of War.' A beautiful right hook soon after sent the Frenchman to the floor, forcing the referee to wave off the fight in the second round. As for Makhachev, he secured an against Volkanovski at UFC 294 back in October in his last fight and has recently to MMA fans ahead of the clash with 'The Diamond.
' While a few have tipped Poirier to strike gold in what'll almost certainly be his last crack at UFC gold, Volkanvoski believes that the Russian will be too much for 'The Diamond.' Looking ahead to the UFC 302 main event, Volkanovski - who was speaking on his official YouTube channel - revealed that the bookies are right to have Makhachev as the favourite because "he’s that good of a fighter." Volkanovski, 35, believes that his former opponent will get the job done on the 1st of June and successfully defend his lightweight title for the third time.
"Islam’s going to be too good, I think he’s too safe of a fighter to make mistakes where he’s going to get caught against someone like Dustin Poirier...
I don’t see anyone beating Islam for a while unless they catch him. "I think once he grabs a .