Cody Rhodes is in Dustin Poirier’s nook.
Lower than two months after the present Undisputed WWE Champion captured the eye of the sports activities world by ending his story and beating Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL, Rhodes dropped a promo along with his well-known tagline in assist of Poirier’s probably closing try to turn out to be undisputed UFC light-weight champion in opposition to Islam Makhachev at UFC 302.
Rhodes’ message could be watched in its entirety under.
“Although you might not have the ability to avenge that Khabib [Nurmagomedov] loss, you are able to do the following smartest thing and take out his prized pupil as an alternative,” Rhodes mentioned. “To get slightly revenge together with that title that has been so shut however simply out of attain, it gained’t be simple, but it surely by no means is for guys like us. So go on, Dustin, end your story. I’ll be watching.”
Poirier, 35, makes his third try at profitable undisputed UFC gold on Saturday when he challenges MMA Fighting’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, Makhachev, in UFC 302’s predominant occasion. Whereas Poirier is a beloved and embellished determine inside MMA, his previous two makes an attempt to turn out to be undisputed champion in opposition to Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2019 and Charles Oliveira in 2021 each led to third-round losses through rear-naked choke submissions.
Makhachev, 32, is unbeaten over his previous 13 UFC appearances, together with a pair of profitable title protection over former featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski. With a win at UFC 302, Makhachev will transfer right into a five-way tie for probably the most consecutive light-weight title defenses in UFC historical past.
UFC 302 takes place June 1 on the Prudential Heart in Newark, N.J.
