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UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden marks the end of the champ-champ era, with recent champions vacating titles to pursue new belts, leading to a focus on high-stakes fights between top contenders rather than current champions competing for dual titles.
UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, featuring preliminary fights and post-fight interviews with the winners. Fans can also watch behind-the-scenes content and look forward to the upcoming show "Fight Inc: Inside the UFC" airing on June 7th.
UFC 302, featuring the main event between Makhachev and Poirier, took place at the Prudential Center in Newark. The article provides fight results, post-fight interviews with main card winners, and behind-the-scenes content.
UFC 302 saw Islam Makhachev retain his lightweight title by submitting Dustin Poirier in the fifth round. In the co-main event, Sean Strickland defeated Paulo Costa via split decision. Other notable victories included Kevin Holland's first-round submission of Michal Oleksiejczuk and Niko Price's unanimous decision win over Alex Morono.
Dana White announces Conor McGregor will fight Michael Chandler at UFC 303, while Islam Makhachev will face Dustin Poirier in the main event at UFC 302. Additionally, the UFC 117 fight between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen will be added to the UFC Hall of Fame's 'Fight Wing' as part of the Class of 2024. Mark Coleman, a UFC Hall of Famer, gives an interview backstage at UFC 300.