Written by Islam Makhachev has broken the record for most consecutive title defenses in the UFC lightweight division. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) notched his fourth title defense this past Saturday, quickly submitting veteran Renato Moicano in the main event of UFC 311 in Inglewood, Calif. Makhachev has been in the conversation of pound-for-pound best for quite […]
Merab Dvalishvili didn’t lie when he said he was compromised going into his successful UFC 311 bantamweight title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) sustained multiple gashes to his right leg after colliding with a set of stairs ahead of this past Saturday’s unanimous decision victory over Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC). […]
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Bernardo Sopaj beat Ricky Turcios with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Take a look inside the fight with Sopaj, who was supposed to fight Turcios this past November until a Turcios medical issue after his weight cut. Bernardo Sopaj def. […]
Tom Aspinall is surprised to see Dana White now call Islam Makhachev pound-for-pound No. 1 after UFC 311. Lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) accepted a 24 hour opponent change, switching from Arman Tsarukyan to Renato Moicano in Saturday’s main event at Intuit Dome. He submitted Moicano in Round 1. Makhachev is already the […]
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Muin Gafurov beat Rinya Nakamura with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Take a look inside the fight with Gafurov, a former LFA bantamweight champion who has back-to-back wins after consecutive losses to open his UFC career. Muin Gafurov def. Rinya […]
Merab Dvalishvili was dealing with quite a bit of adversity leading into UFC 311. Bantamweight champion Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) rallied to defeat Umar Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) by unanimous decision this past Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. During fight week, there was a noticeable gash on Dvalishvili’s leg, but according […]
Tim Welch is still confident Sean O’Malley can beat UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili. Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) dethroned O’Malley to become champion at UFC 306, and successfully defended his title in a unanimous decision win over Umar Nurmagomedov in Saturday’s UFC 311 co-main event in Inglewood, Calif. Both Welch and O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 […]
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Bogdan Guskov beat Billy Elekana with a second-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Take a look inside the fight with Guskov, who got Elekana as a late replacement when Johnny Walker pulled out. Bogdan Guskov def. Billy Elekana Result: Bogdan Guskov def. […]
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Ailin Perez beat Karol Rosa with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Take a look inside the fight with Perez, who won for the fifth straight time and called for an interim women’s bantamweight title fight. Ailin Perez def. Karol Rosa […]
Monday’s episode of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,533, the boys looked back at UFC 311 and discussed the fallout from the year’s first big event, including the title wins for Islam Makhachev and Merab Dvalishvili. They also dived into the latest MMA news and much more. Tune […]