Grant Dawson made his case to be Beneil Dariush's next opponent at UFC 311. The Top 20 UFC lightweight is now riding a three-fight win streak after dominating a seasoned UFC veteran 10 years his elder in Diego Ferreira.
Beneil Dariush may have found a new opponent after his UFC 311 distaster. The long-time lightweight contender was supposed to fight Renato Moicano at the Intuit Dome in California on Saturday night – but he was taken off the card after an injury-induced reshuffle.
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 Spo
Everything you need to know about the UFC 311 pay-per-view fight card lightweight bout: Beneil Dariush Vs. Renato Moicano - Preview, odds, picks, predictions and more.
In the main event of UFC 311, we saw a lightweight title fight that came together in a little less than 24 hours. Lightweight champion and current P4P king Islam Makhachev (26-1) took on Renato Moicano (20-5-1). Originally, Moicano was supposed to face Beneil Dariush while Makhachev was supposed to face Arman Tsarukyan.
Indeed, Makhachev was far from the highest paid fighter on the card. Multiple undercard competitors were given more in their base salaries, as well as bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili who pocketed $500,000 as a flat rate as well as a $50,000 performance bonus.
Islam Makhachev made quick work of Renato Moicano on Saturday night, locking in a D'arce choke to submit him in Round 1 and retain his title at UFC 311.
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
Renato Moicano has pocketed more money than Islam Makhachev despite being on the losing end of the UFC 311 main event. Moicano stepped in to face the UFC lightweight champion on one day’s
For one fleeting moment in the first round of Saturday night's UFC 311 main event, it looked like we might witness one of the greatest upsets in MMA
Makhachev defends title against Moicano on late notice – latest updates and results - Follow live as Islam Makhachev defends his lightweight belt against Renato Moicano, who steps in on one day’s noti