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There’s a mega-stacked card at UFC 251 from Fight Island in Abu Dhabi on July 11, and this Saturday night’s Fight Night event from the UFC’s Apex facility in Las Vegas is the last UFC card before that. The main event Saturday is a terrific lightweight matchup between American Dustin Poirier and Kiwi Dan Hooker. They were originally to fight May 16 in San Diego, but the coronavirus postponed that.

The 31-year-old Poirier (25-6) is ranked third in the division behind champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, interim champion Justin Gaethje and No. 2 Tony Ferguson. Nurmagomedov was supposed to fight Ferguson at UFC 249 but couldn’t because of travel issues from his native Russia. Poirier told UFC president Dana White that he was ready to take Khabib’s spot, but it went to Gaethje, who upset Ferguson.

“The Diamond” already owns a win over Gaethje in April 2018 via fourth-round knockout and claimed the interim lightweight belt with a victory over Max Holloway at UFC 236 in April 2019 but comes off a loss to Nurmagomedov in a unification bout at UFC 242 in September 2019 by third-round submission. Poirier is a -210 favorite Saturday.