What does it take to successfully defend the UFC lightweight and bantamweight titles? At least an extra 20 pounds. Islam Makhachev weighed 178 pounds the night of his UFC 311 victory Saturday — one ...

Islam Makhachev submitted Renato Moicano at UFC 311 in the Intuit Dome to defend the UFC lightweight title. The Russian from Dagestan only needed one round to drop Moicano with a takedown and land a ...

ESPN MMA reporter Brett Okamoto plays matchmaker and predicts the next move for Merab Dvalishvili, Jiří Procházka and other stars from UFC 311.

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev made easy work of late-replacement opponent Renato Moicano ... event between bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov.

As a result, Moicano was pulled from his scheduled ... Umar, one of Khabib’s cousins, was challenging Merab Dvalishvili for his bantamweight title and came up short in a scintillating five ...

Merab Dvalishvili was the top guaranteed earner at UFC 311. Find out where the others ranked behind him in disclosed salaries.

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There is no slowing down Islam Makhachev; Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov put on a show, and Jiří Procházka is undoubtedly a star.

Islam Makachev will defend his lightweight belt against Renato Moicano, a last minute replacement, while Merab Dvalishvili will defend his bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov. The UFC 311 ...

Renato Moicano at lightweight and Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov at bantamweight. Makhachev initially was scheduled for a rematch against Arman Tsarukyan. However, UFC CEO Dana White ...

The UFC 311 headliner, featuring Islam Makhachev and Renato Moicano, is expected to bag both fighters lucrative paydays. Additionally, co-headliners Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov are ...