Islam Makhachev crushes Renato Moicano at UFC 311 as Merab Dvalishvili upsets the odds - Makhachev retained his title by submitting his late-notice challenger, after Dvalishvili kept his belt by handi

Islam Makhachev weighed 178 pounds the night of his UFC 311 victory Saturday — one day after registering at 154.5 pounds — when he submitted Renato Moicano in the first round, according to data obtained by The Post from the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC).

UFC 311 is a highly anticipated lightweight title bout between reigning champion Islam Makhachev and last-minute challenger Renato Moicano. The Brazilian took the fight on short notice and is expected to earn the biggest purse of his career.

For one fleeting moment in the first round of Saturday night's UFC 311 main event, it looked like we might witness one of the greatest upsets in MMA

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A look at the disclosed fighter pay for Saturday's UFC 311 fight card, where defending champion Merab Dvalishvili earned the highest payout at $500,000.

Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev submitted 10th-ranked Renato Moicano at 4:05 of the first round ... action-filled bantamweight title match, champion Merab Dvalishvili (19-4-0) was successful in his first title defense as he extended his winning ...

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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.

Islam Makhachev has given his reaction to watching Umar Nurmagomedov lose at UFC 311 just before his main event title fight.

The Octagon returned to Inglewood for tonight's UFC 311 pay-per-view event, and four fighters wound up taking home performance bonuses.

Merab Dvalishvili successfully defended his UFC bantamweight championship against the previously undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311.