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Dustin Poirier has beaten Max Holloway not once, but twice, Conor McGregor as many times again and, all up, earned six wins over four separate fellas who, at one time or another, have owned the tag of UFC champ.
Yet when Diamond bested them all โฆ well, none of those men held an undisputed strap.
Which is why Sunday, this undeniable American fight favourite is now planning to โfinish the storyโ in spectacular fashion on a stacked UFC 302 card โ by putting a Dagestani monster to sleep.
Better, Poirier has gone and warned as much too during a tense Friday face off with UFC lightweight king Islam Makhachev โ a moment that got so heated security were eventually forced to swarm in and separate the headliners.
UFC 302 odds, fight card
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Islam Makhachev (-625) vs. Dustin Poirier (+450)
Sean Strickland (-240) vs. Paulo Costa (+200)
Kevin Holland (-260) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (+210)
Jailton Almeida (-260) vs. Alexandr Romanov (+210)
Randy Brown (-180) vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (+155)
Cesar Almeida (-120) vs. Roman Kopylov (+100)
Grant Dawson (-400) vs. Joe Solecki (+310)
Jake Matthews (-160) vs. Philip Rowe (+135)
Alex Morono (-240) vs. Niko Price (+200)
Bassil Hafez (-330) vs. Mickey Gall (+260)
Ailin Perez (-200) vs. Joselyne Edwards (+170)
Andre Lima (-250) vs. Mitch Raposo (+205)
Makhachev is a -625 favorite (risk $625 to win $100), while Poirier is a +450 underdog in the latest UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier odds. In the co-main event, former middleweight champion Sean Strickland (-240) meets rugged brawler Paulo Costa (+200). Before locking in your picks for UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier, make sure you see the MMA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine expert Daniel Vithlani.
From breaking down film and following fighters and their camps closely, to tracking sharp action and betting market signals, Vithlani covers the breadth of the MMA betting landscape top to bottom. He also trains amateur boxers and speaks regularly with MMA fighters to understand the sport’s nuances.
Vithlani made his SportsLine debut in January 2023 and swept the main card for UFC 283 with a 5-0 record and has been a consistent winner ever since. Over the past 11 UFC pay-per-view events, Vithlani has gone 7-4 on main-event picks and his main-card selections in that span have netted his followers a profit of more than $1,200.
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier preview
Makhachev (25-1) is currently No. 1 in the UFC’s pound-for-pound fighter rankings. He hasn’t lost in nearly nine years and brings a 13-fight winning streak into Saturday’s UFC 302 main event. However, his star power thus far has been relatively limited for a fighter who appears to have the potential to be one of the promotion’s more dominant champions in recent memory.
Top UFC 302 predictions
We’ll share one of Vithlani’s UFC 302 selections here: He is siding with Alex Morono (-235) to get past Niko Price (+195) in a matchup of veteran welterweights.
Morono (24-9-1) is an eight-year UFC veteran who is known as a polished tactician in all aspects of MMA. He is also a successful and revered MMA coach when he’s not training for his own fights. The 33-year-old Texan is coming off a decision win against Court McGee in April.
How to make UFC 302 picks
Vithlani also has strong picks for Makhachev vs. Poirier and other bouts on the UFC 302 card. He’s also backing a fighter who “has a granite chin and lethal body kicks” to emerge with a dominant victory. Those picks and analysis are only available at SportsLine.
