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Khabib Nurmagomedov-Dustin Poirier Lightweight Title Bout Official for UFC 242

It’s signed! (C) @TeamKhabib vs (IC) @DustinPoirier is official for #UFC242!

Get your tickets & join us #InAbuDhabi https://t.co/d7ivYbEf6S pic.twitter.com/zEhhFtnaUP — UFC (@ufc) June 4, 2019

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that Khabib Nurmagomedov will defend his lightweight title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 242.

The fight has been rumored to take place at the card ever since Poirier won the interim lightweight title at UFC 236 on April 13. Now the contest is officially signed, according to the Las Vegas-based promotion.