UFC 242 Results: Nurmagomedov vs. Poirier
Despite one or two moments of worry, Khabib Nurmagomedov did what he does best and kept on winning.
Withstanding early scares from Dustin Poirier both on the feet and on the mat in the second and third round, Nurmagomedov escaped what looked to be a tight guillotine choke before reversing position, taking the back and quickly sinking in a rear-naked choke of his own for the submission win.
Main Card
Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Dustin Poirier via submission (rear-naked choke) (Round 3, 2:06)
Paul Felder def. Edson Barboza via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 30-27)
Islam Makhachev def. Davi Ramos via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Curtis Blaydes def. Shamil Abdurakhimov via TKO (Round 2, 2:22)
Diego Ferreira def. Mairbek Taisumov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
Preliminary Card
Joanne Calderwood def. Andrea Lee via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Lerone Murphy declared split draw (29-28, 28-29, 28-28)
Sarah Moras def. Liana Jojua via TKO (Round 3, 2:26)
Ottman Azaitar def. Teemu Packalen via KO (Round 1, 3:33)
Early Preliminary Card
Belal Muhammad def. Takashi Sato via submission (rear-naked choke) (Round 3, 1:55)
Muslim Salikhov def. Nordine Taleb via KO (Round 1, 4:26)
Omari Akhmedov def. Zak Cummings via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Don Madge def. Fares Ziam via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)