Islam Makhachev's reign of terror over lightweight continue Saturday when he retained gold over replacement opponent Renato Moicano at UFC 311. After Arman Tsarukyan fell out of the main event rematch with injury on one days' notice,

Makhachev retained his title by submitting his late-notice challenger, after Dvalishvili kept his belt by handing Nurmagomedov his first loss

This story has now been updated to reflect the addition of Renato Moicano to the main card. One of MMA's biggest stars, Islam Makhachev, is about to ignite the year with a fight against Renato Moicano.

Islam Makhachev is not only the best fighter in the world, he's also the most accomplished lightweight champion in UFC history.

The lightweight champ finishes the challenger, moved to the main event on a day’s notice, with a D’Arce choke to cement his place as one of the sport’s best

UFC President Dana White announced Friday that Islam Makhachev will defend the UFC lightweight title against Renato Moicano at UFC 311 on Saturday

Renato Moicano stepped into the Octagon for the biggest fight of his career opposite Light Champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 311.

Islam Makhachev cemented his place in UFC history Saturday night at UFC 311, submitting late replacement Renato Moicano.

Islam Makhachev believes he could be a three-division champion and is open to fighting middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis, but says Alex Pereira is too big.

Islam Makhachev made quick work of his short-notice replacement opponent, Renato Moicano, in the UFC 311 headliner

There's a new UFC pound-for-pound No. 1 in Dana White's book. While lightweight champion Islam Makhachev officially has been ranked as the promotion's pound-for-pound best for quite some time, White has spent the