Khabib Nurmagomedov stopped Dustin Poirier by submission in the third round Saturday night at UFC 242, retaining his lightweight title and unbeaten record. After dominating Poirier with wrestling and grappling throughout the bout at Yas Island, Nurmagomedov (28-0) landed a rear-naked choke and forced Poirier to tap midway through the third. Charles Oliveira (c) def. Dustin Poirier via third-round submission (rear naked choke) He is trying to restrict breathing and just maul Poirier, similar to what Khabib Nurmagomedov did to him. #khabib #dustinpoirier #mistake #big #ufc #mma #boxing #shortsvideo #shortvideo #shorts #short Nurmagomedov (28-0) returns from a 13-month layoff after he pummeled Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 in September and won by third-round submission to successfully defend the title for the second time. The Dagestan native had been set to finally square off with Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 on April 18. Khabib Nurmagomedov: UFC 229 - Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor Oct / 06 / 2018: Submission (Neck Crank) Dustin Poirier, Benoit St. Denis Set for Five-Round Co-Main Event Clash at UFC 299; Heading the card is none other than Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier. The two men will be engaged in one of the most important battles of their career as they face each other in the Octagon. 3n3SoC. Five years later, Dustin Poirier finally got a shot at UFC gold when he shared the octagon with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242. The fight did not end in Poirier's favor as the Louisiana native was Khabib Nurmagomedov faces Dustin Poirier in a UFC lightweight title unification bout in the main event of Saturday's UFC 242 fight card. Subscribe to newsletters Subscribe Khabib Nurmagomedov will earn a career-high purse of $6million (£5m) for defending his lightweight title against Dustin Poirier. The champion headlines UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi tonight in his first Nurmagomedov has been out of action since September 2019 when he stopped Dustin Poirier by submission. Plus, the co-main event sees a middleweight title eliminator as former champ Robert Whittaker Hailing from the mountains of Dagestan, under the guidance of his father; the late Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, Khabib would rise to the summit of combat sports, after an unblemished 29-0 run in MMA

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