Nurmagomedov makes Poirier tap to unify UFC lightweight title

Nurmagomedov makes Poirier tap to unify UFC lightweight title
Khabib Nurmagomedov unified the lightweight title. (Reuters)
Updated 08 September 2019
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Nurmagomedov makes Poirier tap to unify UFC lightweight title

Nurmagomedov makes Poirier tap to unify UFC lightweight title

Khabib Nurmagomedov unified the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title with a third-round submission win over interim champion Dustin Poirier in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The Dagestan native escaped a guillotine choke to take Poirier's back before shifting his position and sinking into a rear naked choke.