Several new bouts have been announced for UFC 302, with Islam Makhachev defending his lightweight title against Dustin Poirier in the main event on June 1st in Newark, New Jersey.
As previously confirmed, former middleweight champion Sean Strickland will face Paulo Costa in the co-main event at Prudential Center.
Also on the card is heavyweight challenger Jailton Almedia, who will look to bounce back from his first loss in the UFC as he takes on Alexander Romanov. Almeida was going well in his first few fights in the UFC, but suffered a knockout loss to Curtis Blaydes in his most recent bout before booking his return in June.
At welterweight, Randy Brown returns in an interesting matchup against Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos. Brown enters the fight on a two-fight winning streak, including a Performance of the Night knockout of Muslim Salikhov in February.
As for Dos Santos, he is 2-0-1 in his last three fights, including a win over the highly anticipated 2021 Benoit Saint-Denis.
Undefeated flyweight Andre Lima and Hyun Sung Park will also compete on the card, while the always exciting welterweight Niko Price will take on Alex Morono.
At middleweight, Anthony Hernandez looks to maintain momentum with a key matchup against Roman Dolidze at 185 pounds, while Roman Kopylov looks to bounce back in a fight against Cesar Almeida.
UFC 302 will feature bantamweights Aylin Perez and Joselyn Edwards, while Smudaelji will take on 125-pounder Joshua Vann.
Grant Dawson will face Joe Solecki on the June card, while Phil Lowe will take on Jake Matthews at welterweight. Finally, Micky Gall will face Bashir Hafez for the first time since 2022.
As of now, the complete card for UFC 302 is as follows, although the order of fights has yet to be determined.
Main Event: Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier Sean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa Gilton Almeida vs. Alexander Romanov Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Park Hyun-sung vs. Andre Lima Nico・Price vs. Alex Morono Roman Dorise vs. Anthony Hernandez Roman Kopylov vs. Cesar Almeida Aylin Perez vs. Joseline Edwards Smudaelj vs. Joshua Van Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki Phil Lowe vs. Jake Matthews Mickey Gall vs. Bashir Hafez
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