Makhachev: "Porier defeated St. Denis thanks to experience"

Dmitriy Kel April 24, 2024, 4:45 a.m.

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has spoken out about the latest fight of his closest rival Dustin Puryear.

In early March, the American knocked out Benoit Saint-Denis in the second round, earning another title shot.

"In his last fight, Porier gave a good performance. Saint-Denis is also a high class fighter, with good wrestling, with good grappling, but I think the fight with Dustin was a burden for him. I think the key was Puryear's experience. He started the fight slowly, waited for this guy, and when he got tired, he finished him," - quotes Makhachev New York Post.

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Recall that Makhachev and Puryear will fight on June 1 at UFC 302 in Newark, USA.

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