UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier- Card, Tickets, Date, Time, Venue
UFC 302 event is set to take place on June 1, 2024, at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. Lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier is set to be the headliner for this event.
EVENT INFO
Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date: June 01, 2024
Location: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Venue: Prudential Center
Start Time: Early Prelims – 6:30 pm ET, Prelims – 8 pm ET, Main Card – 10 pm ET
Network: ESPN +(US), TNT Sports (UK), UFC Fight Pass (Worldwide)
FIGHT CARD
Main Card
Main Event: Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier
- Result: Islam Makhachev won via submission(D’Arce Choke) at 2:42 in round 5
- Division/title: UFC Lightweight Championship Bout
- Referee: Keith Peterson
- Weigh-in: Islam Makhachev(155 lbs), Dustin Poirier(155 lbs)
Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa
- Result: Sean Strickland won via split decision(49-46, 50-45, 46-49)
- Division/title: Middleweight Bout(5 rounds)
- Referee: Jason Herzog
- Weigh-in: Sean Strickland (185 lbs), Paulo Costa(185 lbs)
Kevin Holland vs Michal Oleksiejczuk
- Result: Kevin Holland won via submission(armbar) at 1:34 in round 1
- Division/title: Middleweight Bout
- Referee: Herb Dean
- Weigh-in: Kevin Holland(185 lbs), Michal Oleksiejczuk(185 lbs)
Niko Price vs Alex Morono
- Result: Niko Price won via unanimous decision(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Division/title: Welterweight Bout
- Referee: Jeith Peterson
- Weigh-in: Niko Price(170 lbs), Alex Morono(170 lbs)
Randy Brown vs Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos
- Result: Randy Brown won via unanimous decision(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Division/title: Welterweight Bout
- Referee: Gasper Oliver
- Weigh-in: Randy Brown(170 lbs), Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos(170 lbs)
PRELIMS
Roman Kopylov vs Cesar Almeida
- Result: Roman Kopylov won via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
- Division/title: Middleweight Bout
- Referee: Vitor Ribeiro
- Weigh-in: Roman Kopylov (185 lbs), Cesar Almeida(185 lbs)
Jailton Almeida vs Alexandar Romanov
- Result: Jailton Almeida won via submission at 2:27 of round 1
- Division/title: Heavyweight Bout
- Referee: Vitor Ribeiro
- Weigh-in: Jailton Almeida(241 lbs), Alexandar Romanov (265 lbs)
Grant Dawson vs Joe Solecki
- Result: Grant Dawson won via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Division/title: Lightweight Bout
- Referee: Jason Herzog
- Weigh-in: Grant Dawson(155 lbs), Joe Solecki(155 lbs)
Phil Rowe vs Jake Matthews
- Result: Jake Matthews won via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Division/title: Welterweight Bout
- Referee: Vitor Ribeiro
- Weigh-in: Phil Rowe (171 lbs), Jake Matthews (170 lbs)
EARLY PRELIMS
Mickey Gall vs Bassil Hafez
- Result: Bassil Hafez won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Division/title: Welterweight Bout
- Referee: Jason Herzog
- Weigh-in: Mickey Gall (170 lbs), Bassil Hafez (170 lbs)
Joselyne Edwards vs Ailín Pérez
- Result: Ailín Pérez won via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)
- Division/title: Women’s Bantamweight Bout
- Referee: Gasper Oliver
- Weigh-in: Joselyne Edwards(136 lbs), Ailín Pérez(135 lbs)
- More Details
Andre Lima vs Mitch Raposo
- Result: Andre Lima won via unanimous decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
- Division/title: 130 lbs Catchweight
- Referee: Herb Dean
- Weigh-in: Andre Lima(130 lbs), Mitch Raposo (125 lbs)
CANCELED BOUT
- Gillian Robertson vs Michelle Waterson-Gomez (postponed to UFC 303)
- Jailton Almeida vs Alexander Volkov(Volkov was booked to face Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Saudi Arabia)
- Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez (Hernandez pulled out due to torn ligament in his hand)
- Niko Price vs Jeremiah Wells(Wells pulled out due to injury)
- Sumudaerji vs Joshua Van (Sumudaerji pulled out with unknown reason)
- Hyun Sung Park vs André Lima (Sung Park pulled out due to injury)
- Nyamjargal Tumendemberel vs André Lima (Tumendemberel pulled out due to unknown reason)
- Tatsuro Taira vs Joshua Van(Both Taira and Van were moved to Fight Night on June 8 to face different opponents)
EVENT NOTES
On February 10, 2024, MMA Junkie’s Nolan King reported that NJSEA has allocated $5 million for an UFC PPV event on June 1, 2024. Chronologically, the event was UFC 302 PPV.
At the post-show press conference of UFC 300, UFC President Dana White announced that UFC Lightweight Championship bout between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier would headline this event. Additionally, he also announced a non-title 5 round middleweight bout between Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa.
Gillian Robertson and Michelle Waterson-Gomez were reportedly booked for a flyweight bout for the event. A few weeks later it was reported that the bout was postponed to UFC 303 PPV.
Alexander Volkov and Jailton Almeida were reportedly booked for a bout at this event. However, Volkov was later announced to face Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Saudi Arabia event later that month. Almeida was later reported to face Alexander Romanov instead.
Joshua Van was booked to face Sumudaerji at the event. Later, it was reported that Sumudaerji had been removed from the bout with unknown reasons. Iridium Sports Agency then announced that Tatsuro Taira would face Van as a replacement. The bout was canceled as both Van and Taira were moved to UFC Fight Night on June 8 to face different opponents.
Roman Dolidze and Anthony Hernandez were booked to clash in a middleweight bout at this event. Hernandez had to pull out of the bout due to a torn ligament. Dolidze was moved on to face Michel Pereira at UFC Louisville Fight Night a week later.
Jeremiah Wells and Niko Price were booked for a welterweight bout at this event. But, Wells pulled out of the bout with undisclosed reasons. Alex Morono came in as a replacment to set up a rematch against Price. The duo previously clashed at UFC Fight Night in February 2017 where Price got a second round knockout victory. The results was overturned to a no contest due to Price testing positive for marijuana.
Park Hyun-sung and André Lima were set for a flyweight bout. But, Lima pulled out due to a knee injury. UFC debutant Nyamjargal Tumendemberel came in as a replacement. Tumendemberel also pulled out of the bout later and was replaced by another debutant Mitch Raposo. Andre Lima ended up missing weight for the bout by 4 lbs(coming in at 130 lbs). He was fined 30% of his purse, which went to Raposo, and the fight continued at catchweight 130 lbs.
Debut: Mitch Raposo