FILE - Dustin Poirier poses during a news conference UFC 299 mixed martial arts event, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Miami. Poirier has won 30 MMA fights overall and has at least one more left - a career-defining bout on a third try at the UFC lightweight championship - against Islam Makhachev in the main event of UFC 302 on Saturday in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)