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Coach Javier Mendez called Poirier Makhachev’s toughest fight to date. Nurmagomedov thinks Makhachev can only grow from a back-and-forth battle such as that, which was a nominee for the 2024 Fight of the Year.
The highly anticipated fight between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan has been canceled after Tsarukyan withdrew due to a back injury.
Islam Makhachev says he still likes to watch his fight with Dustin Poirier despite making a lot of mistakes in it.
Many people might disagree with Javier Mendez ’s pick for UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev ’s toughest fight. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) has been dominant for the most part, but a few fighters have given him competitive fights during his career. Outside of his knockout loss to Adriano Martins in 2015, Makhachev has never lost.
Islam Makhachev made quick work of Renato Moicano on late notice at UFC 311, securing a historic fourth lightweight title defence.Makhachev was expecting to fight Arman Tsarukyan here, six years after outpointing him in a competitive bout,
Islam Makhachev didn’t blink with a new opponent at UFC 311 as he made quick work of Renato Moicano after slapping on a D’arce choke to get the tap in the first round.
UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev defends his title at UFC 311 against Arman Tsarukyan. The two fighters are the betting favorites to end 2025 as UFC LW champion.
Sentiment was low for Poirier, whom many considered undeserving of the title shot. ‘The Diamond’ earned his fight off the back of knocking out the surging Benoit Saint-Denis, but otherwise, he was 3-2 in his last five performances. This reflected in the bookies, who had Poirier as a +360 underdog.
In the main event of UFC 311, we saw a lightweight title fight that came together in a little less than 24 hours. Lightweight champion and current P4P king Islam Makhachev (26-1) took on Renato Moicano (20-5-1). Originally, Moicano was supposed to face Beneil Dariush while Makhachev was supposed to face Arman Tsarukyan.
UFC President Dana White announced Friday that Islam Makhachev will defend the UFC lightweight title against Renato Moicano at UFC 311 on Saturday
An injured Arman Tsarukyan has been replaced in the main event of UFC 311, with Renato Moicano now challenging Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title – on one day’s notice.