Islam Makhachev's reign as UFC Lightweight Champion survived its closest scare yet as the champion secured a fifth round split submission victory over Dustin Poirier, with judges Sal D'Amato and Chris Lee calling the bout a D'Arce choke victory for Makh…  | Mixed Martial Artish Staff June 2 | Islam Makhachev's reign as UFC Lightweight Champion survived its closest scare yet as the champion secured a fifth round split submission victory over Dustin Poirier, with judges Sal D'Amato and Chris Lee calling the bout a D'Arce choke victory for Makhachev while judge Dave Tirelli gave the sub to the challenger by way of bicep slicer. The win capped an exciting main event to close out a night of existent bouts and the submission proved critical as the cards entering the final frame showed one judge with the champion ahead, one with the bout even and one with Paulo Costa leading four rounds to zero. While the champion was surprised by the close call, he admitted he had only himself to blame for leaving it to the action in the cage to decide. | | | |
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