After Arman Tsarukyan fell out of the main event rematch with injury on one days’ notice, Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) got the job done against Moicano (20-6-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) courtesy of a first-round submission triumph in the headlining fight at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

There's a new UFC pound-for-pound No. 1 in Dana White's book. While lightweight champion Islam Makhachev officially has been ranked as the promotion's pound-for-pound best for quite some time, White has spent the

Islam Makhachev easily ran through Renato Moicano with a first-round D'arce choke submission at UFC 311, defending his lightweight title for the fourth time. Is

After his UFC 311 win, Islam Makhachev receives a chilling message from Ilia Topuria, sparking speculation of a future showdown!

Despite a tragic outbreak of wildfires across greater Los Angeles and a change to the main event just 24 hours before, UFC 311 proved to be an exciting kickoff to the 2025 pay-per-view schedule for the world's leading MMA promotion on Saturday.

Islam Makhachev made quick work of Renato Moicano on Saturday night, locking in a D'arce choke to submit him in Round 1 and retain his title at UFC 311.

The UFC lightweight champion is running out of challengers after a dominant run, but the featherweight champion made a typically audacious claim to excite fans

Makhachev retained his title by submitting his late-notice challenger, after Dvalishvili kept his belt by handing Nurmagomedov his first loss

Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev submitted 10th-ranked Renato Moicano at 4:05 of the first round Saturday night at UFC 311 for his 15th straight victory.

This story has now been updated to reflect the addition of Renato Moicano to the main card. One of MMA's biggest stars, Islam Makhachev, is about to ignite the year with a fight against Renato Moicano.

The California State Athletic Commission disclosed the fighter purses, with top earner Merab Dvalishvili making double that of his next closest colleague, Jiri Prochazka.