Islam Makhachev information seventeenth UFC victory in a row in his welterweight title defeat of Ian Machado Garry.
Revealed On 16 Aug 2026
Islam Makhachev (29-1 MMA) has efficiently defended his UFC welterweight championship, defeating Eire’s Ian Machado Garry (17-2 MMA) through unanimous choice (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) whereas additionally setting a formidable report in the primary occasion of UFC 330 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
With the victory on Saturday evening, Russia’s Makhachev etched his title within the UFC report books, extending his profitable streak to 17 consecutive fights and surpassing UFC Corridor of Famer Anderson Silva’s historic 16-fight mark set from 2006 to 2013.
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Makhachev dictated the tempo all through the 25-minute championship tilt, neutralising the challenger with suffocating high management and chain wrestling whereas mixing in dynamic putting, together with a harmful second-round head kick.
Machado Garry, bidding to grow to be solely the second undisputed UFC champion hailing from Eire, stayed diligent in defensive scrambles on the mat to outlive hazard however couldn’t mount sufficient offence to sway the judges’ scorecards.
“I’ve nothing however respect for Islam. … He received. I’ve no complaints, no excuses,” Machado Garry mentioned contained in the Octagon after the choice.
“It’s all the time exhausting,” Makhachev mentioned of grinding out the victory in opposition to the challenger within the championship rounds.
Within the co-main occasion, UFC girls’s strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern (17-5 MMA) efficiently defended her title for the primary time, utilizing dominant grappling and relentless submission threats to defeat Canada’s Gillian Robertson (17-9 MMA) through unanimous choice (49-46, 49-46, 48-47).
Dern, a Phoenix native who fights out of Southern California, managed the tempo on the mat throughout 25 minutes, continuously threatening transitions and clinching assaults in opposition to her fellow Brazilian jiujitsu standout. Dern’s most harmful second got here within the opening body, practically securing a buzzer-beating rear-naked choke simply earlier than the horn sounded.
Whereas Dern had voiced confidence all through struggle week that she would end Robertson inside the gap, the champion was happy along with her full five-round efficiency.
“She’s good. … Thanks, [everyone]). I recognize you,” Dern mentioned contained in the Octagon after her win.
The UFC heads to the West Coast subsequent Saturday, returning to Sacramento, California, with a five-round middleweight nontitle UFC Combat Night time headliner pitting Anthony Hernandez, who fights out of close by El Dorado Hills, California, in opposition to Gregory Rodrigues of Brazil. The primary occasion will conclude a 13-fight slate.
