At the first major martial arts event in 2025, UFC 311 held at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, Islam Makhachev “suffocated” Renato Moicano in the last minute of the first round and defended his lightweight title for the fourth time, becoming the UFC- this recorder.
The opponent of the Dagestani fighter was supposed to be Arman Tsaryukan, but after his dismissal, he was replaced by Moicano, who boldly entered the match and entered into an open exchange, in which Makhachev even briefly bowed. However, in the continuation of the fight, Makhachev knocked his opponent to the ground, and when he tried to get up, he forced him to tap with a grab.
Makhachev improved his professional record to 27-1, or 16-1 in the UFC, in which he is now on a 15-fight winning streak and only one away from Anderson Silva’s decade-old record. In the rest of the year, Makhačev expects to equal and even break that record.
It was an evening in which three Dagestani fighters performed, and all three had the American audience against them. Although they eventually fell silent, the fans rejoiced as they were able to witness the first defeat of Umar Nurmagomedov, Khabib’s cousin. It was a co-title fight, eventually declared fight of the night.
Umar entered the match with 18 wins from 18 appearances, but he failed to take the bantamweight title away from Georgian Merab Dvalishvili, who won by unanimous decision after a fantastic three rounds for wrestling fans. It was Dvalishvili’s 12th consecutive victory, and 23rd in his career, with four losses.
The third Dagestan representative, Tagir Ulanbekov, won the first fight of the event by unanimous decision of the judges, and the award for the performance of the evening went to the Czech Jiri Prohazka, who knocked out Jamahal Hill in the third round.
(Vijesti.ba)
