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Islam Makhachev’s training partner was kicked out of UFC 302 for jumping over the cage.

Islam Makhachev scored his third Lightweight title defense against Dustin Poirier last night (Sat., June 1, 2024) when he choked Poirier unconscious in the fifth round from inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey (watch highlights).

Moments after his big win, training partner of Makhachev, cousin of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Bellator Lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov left the stands and jumped over the cage but was quickly removed. He was then kicked out of the Prudential Center.

Watch him jump the cage:

UFC CEO Dana White was asked about the incident during the UFC 302 post-fight press conference (watch here) and simply said, “Yeah, you can’t do that.”

Nurmagomedov (17-0) has not fought since his unanimous decision win over Brent Primus at Bellator 300, which was overturned to a “No Contest” after it was revealed that the champion had failed a post-fight drug test. This led to a fine and a suspension from the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC).

The undefeated Russian fighter was scheduled to defend his Bellator Lightweight title against Alexandr Shabliy last month at Bellator Paris but had to pull out due to an injury.

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It’s been 31 years since UFC was conceived, and judges still cannot correctly judge a fight. It’ pathetic.

Sean Strickland scored a big win at UFC 302 last night (Sat., June 1, 2024) when he dominated Paulo Costa for five rounds and picked up an insane split decision from inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

The fight wasn’t very entertaining as Strickland jabbed and teep-kicked Costa for five rounds. The absolutely horrendous scored card from New Jersey commission judge Dave Tirelli stole the spotlight, as he scored the first four rounds for Costa (check it out here).

UFC CEO Dana White also thought the scorecard was awful.

“It wasn’t weird, it was f—king nuts, insane,” White told the media during the UFC 302 post-fight press conference (watch here). “That guy should never ref a big fight again. They should kick him back down to the minor leagues and let him work on his judging. It’s unbelievable. I mean, how could anybody who isn’t an absolute f—king lunatic call that fight a split decision? I don’t even know what to say about that. It’s insane. That guy shouldn’t be judging big fights.”

Tirelli also scored the first fight of the night, Mitch Raposo vs. Andre Lima, a split decision for Raposo, even though Raposo clearly lost.

Tirelli had one of the worst nights of all time, and as White said, he should go judge some Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) fights for the foreseeable future because he sucks.

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UFC 302 went down last night (Sat., June 1, 2024 ) inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, which saw Islam Makhachev retain his Lightweight title by defeating Dustin Poirier via fifth-round submission (see it again here). In the co-main event, Sean Strickland defeated Paulo Costa via a rather confusing split-decision (it should’ve been unanimous).

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Biggest Winner: Islam Makhachev

Makhachev secured his third Lightweight title defense by dominating Dustin Poirier through four rounds before ultimately putting the final touches on his dominant outing by submitting “The Diamond” with a d’arce choke in the fifth and final round. Afterward, the pound-for-pound king asked for a Welterweight title fight, though I think it’s too soon after his first defense against a true 155-pound fighter (his other two came against Alexander Volkanovski). Nevertheless, Makhachev can celebrate his latest win as his stock goes up tremendously and possibly waiting for a challenge against Arman Tsarukyan. A few more wins like this and he may convince Dana White to change his mind about this.

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Runner Up: Kevin Holland

Holland is one of the greatest mysteries on the UFC roster. Is he a Middleweight, a Welterweight, a contender or a gatekeeper? If you ask him, he is all of the above. “Trailblazer” snapped his two-fight losing streak by picking up his first win in a year thanks to an arm-snapping submission win over Micha? Oleksiejczuk in the very first round. It’s Holland’s willingness to jump up and down divisions to take on any and all comers is what makes him a fan (and company) favorite. To make his night event better, the man Dana White dubbed “big mouth” at one point secured another $50,000 post-fight bonus award.

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Biggest Losers: Paulo Costa and Alex Morono

Let’s keep it real, both of these men had some rather uninspiring performances. Alex Morono looked out of shape and gassed after the first round and simply didn’t offer up much offense toward Niko Price. By the third round, Morono was breathing heavy and simply trying to maintain long enough to make it through the fight, ultimately losing a unanimous decision. As for Costa, his performance against Sean Strickland was rather uninspiring to say the least as he, too, didn’t do much in the co-main event. The hulking Brazilian — who was soaking wet with sweat by round three — had to muster up enough to make it through five rounds. While he did make it through the 25-minute scrap, he left much to be desired because he was too gun-shy, and he has now lost two straight and is a dreadful 1-4 in his last five fights.

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The UFC head honcho was speechless about the cancelation of Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul.

On Friday (May 31, 2024), Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced on social media that the upcoming “Tyson vs. Paul” Netflix special has been postponed because of “Iron Mike’s” recent ulcer flare-up (details here).

Logan Paul offered to step in and fight his little bro, and he accepted.

During the UFC 302 post-fight press conference (watch here), UFC CEO Dana White reacted to his friend Tyson’s removal from the fight and was left pretty speechless.

“100% [it shouldn’t be rescheduled]. Yeah, obviously, I know a lot about it, but I’m not going to talk about it publicly,” White told reporters. “Yeah, you know. Yeah. I, for the first time probably ever in my life I have no comment on something. That’s Mike’s world, and you know, he gets pissed at me every time I talk about that stuff. Good for him, and they’ll figure it out.”

White and Tyson are close friends and like White mentioned he has been critical of Tyson boxing at his current age. He didn’t want Tyson to fight Roy Jones Jr. in 2020 but was elated when he won.

Hopefully, White can convince Tyson to give up on the “once-in-a-lifetime” matchup with Paul.

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