Will “The Diamond” finally capture gold in what will likely be his final opportunity? Less than a month away from UFC 302, Dustin Poirier graces the event’s poster, alongside heavily favored opponent and champion Islam Makhachev.

On Thursday, the UFC released the official poster for the June 1 event, which takes place at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. In the main event, Makhachev—the No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings—puts his 155-pound title on the line against Dustin Poirier.

Check out the poster below.

The poster also features the co-main event for the first of two June pay-per-view fight cards. In a pivotal battle in the UFC middleweight division, former champion Sean Strickland competes for the first time since dropping the title to Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297 as he faces one-time title challenger Paulo Costa in a five-round contest.

The UFC 302 main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view, and marks the second straight year the UFC has held a numbered event in Newark.

See the updated UFC 302 card below (bout order still to be finalized).

Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier

Sean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa

Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov

Niko Price vs. Alex Morono

Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki

Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski

Phil Rowe vs. Jake Matthews

Mickey Gall vs. Bassil Hafez

Cesar Almeida vs. Roman Kopylov

Ailin Perez vs. Joselyne Edwards

Tatsuro Taira vs. Joshua Van

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