MMA’s pound-for-pound king, Islam Makhachev, makes his first Octagon appearance of 2026 on Saturday night, putting the UFC welterweight championship at stake against Ian Machado Garry in the main event of UFC 330 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
Makhachev defeated Jack Della Maddalena to claim the 170-pound title in November and has not lost a bout since his second UFC fight in October 2015. He would set a record for the longest UFC winning streak with a win Saturday.
Machado Garry enters the fight with one loss in 10 Octagon appearances. In his two 2025 contests, Machado Garry earned unanimous decision victories over Carlos Prates and Belal Muhammad, respectively.
A title was also on the line in the co-main event, when Mackenzie Dern overwhelmed Gillian Robertson in Dern’s first defense of the strawweight championship. Dern showed off her world-class grappling to earn the five-round unanimous decision.
Follow along as Brett Okamoto and Dre Waters break down all the action from UFC 330.
