Predictions for Makhachev vs Poirier in UFC 302: Betting Odds

Predictions for Makhachev vs Poirier – According to the UFC 302 betting odds, the main event should be quite one-sided! In the first time the promotion has returned to Newark, New Jersey since UFC 288 in May 2023, Islam Makhachev is a heavy favorite versus Dustin Poirier.

Are these the top UFC betting sites? Will Islam triumph handily? See my predictions for Makhachev vs. Poirier and my top picks for UFC 302. The odds shown in this article are provided by BetOnline.

32-year-old Islam Makhachev (25-1) was the early favorite against Dustin Poirier at -400 in sports betting. Since then, the lightweight champion’s price has dropped to -550, giving Makhachev an estimated chance of winning this bout of 84.6%.

The direction that Islam’s UFC 302 betting odds have gone is not surprising to anyone. Because UFC supporters have been heavily favoring Makhachev, Poirier is a huge underdog in this matchup. Yahoo Sports claims that the favored is familiar with the outcome of this match:

Though it seems like Makhachev was being a little tongue-in-cheek throughout this interview, he is incredibly confident in his abilities. He has good cause to be confident based on his past performance. Poirier will face a formidable opponent in the Dagestani champion.

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At UFC 280, Makhachev defeated Charles Oliveira to claim the vacant lightweight title. Later, at UFC 284—the 2023 Fight of the Year—he overcame Alexander Volkanovski, the then-champion featherweight, via majority decision.

With a first-round knockout victory over Volkanovski—who entered the fight on short notice because of Oliveira’s injuries—Makachev put a stop to the rivalry (for the time being).

At UFC 242, Poirier, 35, lost the undisputed title to Khabib Nurmagomedov, Makhachev’s coach and mentor. Poirier is a previous interim lightweight champion. Poirier has fought in a number of high-profile matches since he is one of the most well-known fighters in the UFC.

It’s interesting to note that in his previous battle against Benoit Saint Denis, he was unexpectedly the underdog. Poirier replaced Gaethje after knocking out the seven-year-old Saint Denis. He was the next in line to face Makhachev, but he was defeated in a barn burner by Holloway in the BMF title bout.