Off the back of his impressive win tonight, Islam Makhachev may already have his next challenger post-UFC 311 mapped out, with Ilia Topuria boldly claiming he could make a climb from featherweight and KO the champion simply if he wanted to.
Remaining on tonight’s UFC 311 card, Makhachev was met in the Octagon by short-notice replacement, Renato Moicano on just a day’s notice — who drafted in place of an injury-stricken, Arman Tsarukyan, who suffered a back injury during his weight cut.
And making incredibly short-work of the Brasilia challenger, Makhachev managed to land a dominant first round D’Arce choke submission win over the number ten ranked, Moicano.