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UFC 242: Pro picks and interviews

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UFC 242 takes place on Saturday at du Arena in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, where lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov faces interim champion Dustin Poirier in the main event.

Check our pre-fight coverage below.

UFC 242 Preview: Champ vs. Champ

UFC Pros Pick - Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier

UFC 242 Preview with Rodney Edgar (Cageside Press)

Khabib on Dustin Poirier: 'This guy not on my level'

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier full faceoff

Paul Felder avoiding 'stupid things' he did in first Edson Barboza fight

Curtis Blaydes wasn't surprised Stipe Miocic KO'ed Cormier at UFC 241

Diego Ferreira: 'Worst pain of my life' having kidney stones

Andrea Lee couldn't cancel vacation after taking Joanne Calderwood fight

Lee trained with Rachael Ostovich in Hawaii ahead of UFC 242

Subscribe to theScoreMMA YouTube channel here, and here's an updated look at the UFC 242 card:

Main Card

  • Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) vs. Dustin Poirier (ic) - Lightweight title unification
  • Edson Barboza vs. Paul Felder
  • Islam Makhachev vs. Davi Ramos
  • Curtis Blaydes vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov
  • Mairbek Taisumov vs. Diego Ferreira

Prelims

  • Joanne Calderwood vs. Andrea Lee
  • Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Lerone Murphy
  • Liana Jojua vs. Sarah Moras
  • Teemu Packalen vs. Ottman Azaitar
  • Belal Muhammad vs. Takashi Sato
  • Nordine Taleb vs. Muslim Salikhov
  • Omari Akhmedov vs. Zak Cummings
  • Don Madge vs. Fares Ziam

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