ABU DHABI – UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov isn’t trying to complicate his approach to Saturday’s title unification bout with interim champ Dustin Poirier at UFC 242. Nurmagomedov (27-0 MMA, 11-0 UFC) has a relatively similar gameplan for essentially every one of his fights, and it revolves around taking his opponents to the ground and using his grappling to get the win. There are no major changes for the meeting with Poirier (25-5 MMA, 17-4 UFC). “Dustin Poirier’s a very tough opponent,” Nurmagomedov said Wednesday at UFC 242 open workouts. “I don’t want to underestimate him. He has a lot of experience.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov outlines plan for Dustin Poirier: ‘Make him tired, make him tap’ – MMA Junkie