Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will go for his fourth consecutive title defense against a new opponent on hours' notice when he meets Renato Moicano in the UFC 311 main event. Makhachev (26-1 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Makhachev was expecting to face Arman Tsarukyan, whom he outpointed six years ago, but the latter suffered a back injury the day ...

Islam Makhachev extended his reign over the lightweight division with a first-round submission win over Renato Moicano at UFC 311. The victory extended his winning streak to 15 and gives him his ...

Check out the best photos from Islam Makhachev's first-round submission win over Renato Moicano at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. (Fight and venue photos by Gary A. Vasquez, USA Today ...

Islam Makhachev closed out UFC 311 with a first-round submission win over Renato Moicano to defend his UFC lightweight championship from the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. It turned out to be a pretty ...

Sometimes, in MMA, the phrase "subject to change" is the literal truth, which was the case here. Tsarukyan informed the UFC early Friday morning he'd been suffering from back pain while undergoing his ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev made easy work of late-replacement opponent Renato Moicano, scoring a submission win via d’arce choke with 55 seconds left in the first round Saturday night at ...

The UFC returns to Inglewood, Calif., on Saturday night for its UFC 311 pay-per-view offering a pair of title fights: Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano at lightweight and Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar ...

Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan is off after the latter pulled out with a back injury, as Renato Moicano steps in. “I regret to inform everyone that the news is that I had to pull out of UFC 311 ...

We’re set for a betting prediction and pick to cap-off UFC 311 as we see a new fight atop the Main Card. After losing Arman Tsarukyan to an injury, Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev will face No.

Islam Makhachev had to completely change up his game plan on short notice as he was forced into a new main event for Saturday’s UFC event. After the tough showing from team Khabib in the co-main event ...