{"id":18790,"date":"2019-09-11T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mmaexchange.com\/?p=18790"},"modified":"2019-09-11T07:00:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T07:00:36","slug":"fight-motion-watch-khabib-and-poirier-do-work-via-ghost-cam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mmaexchange.com\/?p=18790","title":{"rendered":"Fight Motion! Watch Khabib And Poirier Do Work Via Ghost Cam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><small>Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports<\/small><\/p>\n<p>Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to the pay-per-view (PPV) market last Saturday (Sept. 7, 2019) as UFC 242 went down from inside The Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. In the main event of the evening, Khabib Nurmagomedov retained his Lightweight title after submitting Dustin Poirier in the third round (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/9\/7\/20854080\/ufc-242-full-fight-video-highlights-khabib-poirier-espn-ppv-mma-results-mcgregor-submission\">see it<\/a>) to score consecutive win number 28.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div data-anthem-component=\"readmore\" data-anthem-component-data='{\"stories\":[{\"title\":\"That&rsquo;s A Wrap!\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/9\/9\/20855993\/ufc-242-results-recap-link-wrap-up-khabib-poirier-mcgregor-abu-dhabi-mma\"},{\"title\":\"UFC 242 Bonuses! Khabib Snags $50K For Submission Win\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/9\/7\/20854106\/official-ufc-242-bonus-winners-khabib-poirier-espn-ppv-mma-results-knockout-submission-highlights\"},{\"title\":\"Biggest Winners, Loser For UFC 242\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/9\/8\/20855088\/ufc-242-results-biggest-winners-loser-khabib-vs-poirier-last-night-abu-dhabi\"}]}'><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While Poirier did have a few good moments, &ldquo;The Eagle&rsquo;s&rdquo; dominant performance showed why the 155-pound king wants to be called the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/9\/8\/20855539\/khabib-demands-1-pound-for-pound-spot-after-dominating-dustin-poirier-at-ufc-242\"> greatest pound-for-pound fighter<\/a> on the planet. <\/p>\n<p>In the co-headlining act, Paul Felder got revenge on Edson Barboza by edging out a split-decision victory in what was a highly-competitive Lightweight rematch between two of the best strikers in the game (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/9\/7\/20854373\/ufc-242-results-edson-barboza-paul-felder-rematch-lightweight-fight-abu-dhabi-mma\">recap<\/a>).<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div data-anthem-component=\"readmore\" data-anthem-component-data='{\"stories\":[{\"title\":\"REVENGE! Felder Splits Barboza In Abu Dhabi\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/9\/7\/20854373\/ufc-242-results-edson-barboza-paul-felder-rematch-lightweight-fight-abu-dhabi-mma\"},{\"title\":\"Matches To Make After UFC 242 \",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/9\/8\/20855155\/ufc-242-results-matches-to-make-khabib-vs-poirier-main-card-winners-abu-dhabi-mma\"},{\"title\":\"UFC 242, The Morning After: Melting In Abu Dhabi\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/9\/8\/20854650\/ufc-242-the-morning-after-melting-in-abu-dhabi\"}]}'><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Now, you can watch all the action go down in super-slow motion, courtesy of the &ldquo;Fight Motion&rdquo; video embedded above. After checking out the footage, Ottman Azaitar&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/9\/7\/20854103\/ufc-242-full-fight-video-highlights-khabib-poirier-espn-ppv-mma-results-azaitar-knockout-packalen\">one-punch knockout<\/a> of Teemu Packalen looks far more dramatic when slowed down.<\/p>\n<p>For much more on last weekend&rsquo;s UFC 242 extravaganza, head over to our event archive by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/9\/9\/20855993\/ufc-242-results-recap-link-wrap-up-khabib-poirier-mcgregor-abu-dhabi-mma\">clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><ins class=\"adbladeads\" data-cid=\"25014-4024605408\" data-host=\"web.adblade.com\" data-tag-type=\"4\" style=\"display:none\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script async src=\"http:\/\/web.adblade.com\/js\/ads\/async\/show.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to the pay-per-view (PPV) market last Saturday (Sept. 7, 2019) as UFC 242 went down from inside The Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. 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