UFC 242 Results: Khabib Nurmagomedov Taps Dustin Poirier
LowKickMMA will be providing you with live UFC 242 results throughout the morning (Sat. Sept. 7, 2019) from The Arena in Abu Dhabi.
Khabib Nurmagomedov will put his lightweight title on the line when he takes on the current interim champion, Dustin Poirier. The Russian champion last fought back at UFC 229 when he submitted Conor McGregor to defend the title for the first time, and improve to 27-0. As for Poirier, he is coming off of a decision win over Max Holloway to claim the interim lightweight strap. The co-main event sees a pivotal lightweight rematch as Edson Barboza takes on Paul Felder.
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UFC 242 Results
Main Card:
- Lightweight Title Fight: Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Dustin Poirier via R3 submission (rear-naked choke, 2:06)
- Lightweight: Paul Felder def. Edson Barboza by split-decision (27-30, 29-28, 30-27)
- Lightweight: Islam Makhachev def. Davi Ramos via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-26)
- Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes def. Shamil Abdurakhimov via R2 TKO (elbows, punches 2:22)
- Lightweight: Diego Ferreira def. Mairbek Taisumov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
Prelims:
- Women’s flyweight: Joanne Calderwood def. Andrea Lee via split-decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
- Featherweight: Zubaira Tukhugov split-decision draw vs. Lerone Murphy (28-29, 29-28, 28-28)
- Catchweight (138 pounds): Sarah Moras def. Liana Jojua via R3 TKO (punches & elbows, 2:26)
- Lightweight: Ottman Azaitar def. Teemu Packalen via R1 KO (punch, 3:33)
Early Prelims:
- Welterweight: Belal Muhammad def. Takashi Sato via R3 submission (rear-naked choke, 1:55)
- Welterweight: Muslim Salikhov def. Nordine Taleb via R1 TKO (punch, 4:26)
- Middleweight: Omari Akhmedov def. Zak Cummings via unanimous decision (30-27, 20-27, 29-28)
- Lightweight: Don Madge def. Fares Ziam via unanimous decision (30-27, 20-27, 29-28)
