Overview
- Dustin Poirier revealed his top five on Paramount’s Deep Waters, naming Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, B.J. Penn, Ilia Topuria, and Frankie Edgar.
- He ranked Nurmagomedov No. 1 over Makhachev after sharing the cage with both champions during his own title bids.
- Poirier has retired from competition and now works as a regular voice on the UFC broadcast team.
- Sherdog notes Makhachev holds the UFC record with four title defenses and that he later moved up to win the welterweight title.
- Current lightweight champion Ilia Topuria is booked to defend against Justin Gaethje on June 14 after moving up from featherweight, where he dethroned Alexander Volkanovski and defended against Max Holloway.