UFC CEO Dana White Confirms Massive Islam Makhachev Main Event For UFC 330
UFC says Islam Makhachev will defend his welterweight title against Ian Machado Garry, while Mackenzie Dern meets Gillian Robertson in the co-main event.
- On Wednesday, UFC officials announced that reigning welterweight champion Islam Makhachev will defend his title against top contender Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330 on Aug. 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
- Makhachev remains undefeated since 2015, recently rebounding with wins over Carlos Prates and Belal Muhammad, while Machado Garry holds a 10-1 UFC record.
- In the co-main event, strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern puts her 115-pound title on the line against Gillian Robertson, who enters on a five-fight winning streak.
- The strawweight belt was vacated by Zhang Weili, who moved to flyweight last November and came up short in a title bid against Valentina Shevchenko.
- Makhachev is widely considered the top pound-for-pound fighter, a status reinforced after Ilia Topuria's first professional loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom last weekend.
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