Is Islam Makhachev the greatest lightweight fighter in UFC history? After UFC 311, he's got one record working in his favor. Makhachev needed a quick wakeup call, but once it happened, it didn't take long for him to dispose of Renato Moicano with a D'arce choke Saturday night at Intuit Dome.

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

Despite a tragic outbreak of wildfires across greater Los Angeles and a change to the main event just 24 hours before, UFC 311 proved to be an exciting kickoff to the 2025 pay-per-view schedule for the world's leading MMA promotion on Saturday.