Islam Makhachev closes in on Anderson Silva's record after surpassing Khabib Nurmagomedov’s winning streak in MMA.
Makhachev’s victory over Renato Moicano was so easy that it felt darn near anticlimactic. Is it time for Ilia Topuria to come up to challenge him?
Islam Makhachev was able to defend his lightweight title for the fourth time this weekend as he defeated Renato Moicano via first-round submission at UFC 311.
Islam Makhachev is the most decorated UFC lightweight of all time. Makhachev has now won 15 consecutive bouts in the UFC, and defended his lightweight title for the fourth time at UFC 311. He
Islam Makhachev stopped Renato Moicano to retain his UFC lightweight title in stunning fashion at UFC 311 in California.
Islam Makhachev shared on Wednesday a hilarious story about MMA teammate Umar Nurmagomedov, with whom he competes in separate fights in a UFC championship doubleheader on Saturday, the 18th of January at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood,
Dvalishvili, Nurmagomedov, Jiri Prochazka and Jailton Almeida earned $50,000 UFC 311 fight-night bonuses. Debuting fighters went 1-1 on the card. UFC 311 drew an announced attendance of 18,370 for a live gate of $10,206,350. Betting favorites went 8-5 on the card. Betting favorites improved to 1-1 in UFC headliners this year.
The lone setback for Team Khabib was from Umar Nurmagomedov, who suffered his first-career defeat to UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili in the co-main event. The early ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate was a back-and-forth battle with Dvalishvili rallying late to secure a unanimous decision victory.
Is Islam Makhachev the greatest lightweight fighter in UFC history? After UFC 311, he’s got one record working in his favor.
Who will walk out of California holding gold? The Sporting News will provide results from the entire UFC 311 fight card
Who will walk out of California holding gold? The Sporting News will provide results from the entire UFC 311 fight card