Diaz, who lost to Robbie Lawler in Sept. 2021, will face Vicente Luque in an Aug. 3 co-main along with Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov.
Makhachev was the favorite Saturday night in New Jersey, and he showed why with his late submission win. But Poirier didn't back down at UFC 302.
It's a strange feeling when the guy who just lost his third and probably last shot at a UFC title ends up walking away looking like a hero.