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Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry full fight video highlights

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Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry full fight video highlights

Watch Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry full fight video highlights from their UFC 330 main event showdown Saturday night, courtesy of multiple outlets.

Makhachev vs. Machado Garry took place Aug. 15 at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pa. Islam Makhachev (29-1) and Ian. Machado Garry (17-2) squared off in the main event clash. The fight aired live on Paramount+.

Official result: Islam Makhachev def. Ian Machado Garry via unanimous decision (49-46 x2, 48-47)

Catch all the video highlights below.

For more on Makhachev vs. Machado Garry, check out the live blog below.

Herb Dean the third man in the cage for this one.

Makhachev making use of leg kicks early. Garry presses forward with a couple of straight punches, Makhachev evades. Garry blocks a Makhachev high kick. Makhachev dives for a leg, he gets Garry on his back and works to secure the position. Absolute vise grip from the champion. Nice knee from Makhachev as Garry works to stand. Makhachev powers Garry to the fence.

Makhachev just leaning on Garry, firing knees into his hip. Not much damage to speak of, but Garry is fully in defense mode. “F*ck you, Garry†chants ringing out through Xfinity Mobile Arena. Makhachev stuck to him like glue.

Still little significant offense, but that's a round in the books for Makhachev.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Makhachev.

Garry not hesitating to throw kicks from distance. Makes sense, he got taken down being conservative in the first round so maybe take a few more risks. Little output from both fighters as they size each other up. There's a body kick for Garry. Looks like there might have been a kick below the belt, Makhachev doesn't react, but Garry pauses to apologize.

Makhachev gets a hold of Garry, but Garry forces the action to the cage while sneaking in body shots. They separate and Makhachev lands a punch and then a MASSIVE head kick. Garry is dropped. He's back up fast, but he looks wobbly. Makhachev closes the distance and throws Garry. The champion in complete control with two minutes left in Round 2.

This might be giving Garry time to recover, but he's being smothered. Garry trying to work his way up, Makhachev with relentless pressure, just draining that gas tank.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Makhachev. Overall, 20-18 Makhachev.

Garry trying to set up his offense with kicks but there's been little follow-up and Makhachev has been the more dangerous fighter in close. Garry at least managing to keep the champion at bay this round, but not sure how he expects to win throwing almost nothing. Then again, not much from Makhachev right now either.

Almost on cue, Makhachev dives in for a leg and there's the takedown. Garry not fully down and he manages to reverse position, stand, and land a few strikes. Impressive sequence for the challenger. Garry lands a head kick and that got Makhachev's attention. Oblique kick scores for Garry, he's been working to establish that. Round to the challenger, perhaps.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Garry. Overall, 29-28 Makhachev.

Garry again attacks the oblique. Hard body kick by Garry, he's scoring points. Makhachev with a single leg, Garry countering well and they're scrambling. Makhachev relentless with his wrestling and he gets the takedown, Garry already working to get up. The champion wants to stay heavy, but Garry's size is helping him to find an angle to power up.

Garry with short shots to the body. This is a tough round to score. Makhachev with a high-crotch lift and he dumps Garry, with little impact, though. An argument could be made Garry has done more damage, minimal as it is.

Big effort from Makhachev to score another takedown, but Garry is right back up. I think he's winning this round.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Garry. Overall, 38-38.

Garry working to cut off the cage. Makhachev with a couple of punches to back Garry off, but Garry catches him with a counter right. Straight right scores for Garry. Takedown from Makhachev, not much behind it but he initiates a scramble and Garry is right back up. They're back in a familiar struggle against the fence.

Clean takedown for Makhachev and he has the back. Garry not getting back up easily this time. Less than half a round to go and Makhachev is in control. No answer for Garry right now with Makhachev stuck to his back, landing short strikes, and vaguely threatening a choke. Love it or hate it, this is winning.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Makhachev. Overall, 48-47 Makhachev.

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Tatiana Suarez reveals what she took away from past title fight loss to Zhang Weili

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Tatiana Suarez reveals what she took away from past title fight loss to Zhang Weili

UFC star Tatiana Suarez has taken a look back at what she was able to learn from her title loss to Zhang Weili ahead of her return.

In early 2025, Tatiana Suarez fell to her first loss in professional mixed martial arts at the hands of Zhang Weili. Since then, however, she has done a pretty good job of rebuilding herself, with victories over Amanda Lemos and Loopy Godinez.

RELATED: Tatiana Suarez believes she is right back in title conversation after UFC 327

Ahead of her fight against Virna Jandiroba this weekend, Tatiana Suarez has been reflecting on what went down against Zhang Weili. Of course, a loss is always hard to take, but it can often help you become an even better version of yourself.

In an interview, Tatiana Suarez had the following to say on the matter.

Tatiana Suarez reflects on former title fight defeat

“I took a lot from that fight, obviously – um, I guess it's not obvious, because not everybody does that, but I'm sure you have to,†Suarez said. “There's just no way you don't take anything from a loss, you know? For me, it's helped me in a lot of ways mentally. Obviously, it's helped me understand things that I also have to improve on, and more so the mindset of it all. Up until that point, I've never faced any adversity in a fight. So, that was the first time I've ever had to face any type of adversity, and I never stopped coming. I always kept trying, so that's something to be said as well.

“So it does show me that I always just never quit. I'm never just going to be like, ‘OK, I'm done.' She hit me with some good shots, and I just kept coming forward. But I think more importantly, I just feel like being a skilled fighter and having the fight IQ is important when you have big fights like that. So, that's what I definitely learned out there as well is like being smarter and fighting smarter.â€

Quotes via MMA Junkie

Will Suarez compete for a UFC world title again? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, BJPENN Nation!

This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM


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Dana White defends Dan Miragliotta over stand-up in Moicano vs. Nolan bout

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Dana White defends Dan Miragliotta over stand-up in Moicano vs. Nolan bout
Dana
White has addressed veteran referee Dan Miragliotta's
controversial stand-up in the Renato
“Money†Moicano vs. Tom Nolan
bout.

Moicano suffered a third-round stoppage loss to Nolan at
UFC Vegas 123 on Oct. 31. However, the fight was marred by
controversy when Miragliotta stood the fighters up for inactivity
while Moicano had Nolan's back in the second round. While it's very
rare for a referee to intervene when a fighter has his opponent's
back, White defended Miragliotta's call.

Why Dana White believes Dan Miragliotta made the right
call

The
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO says that, under the
ruleset, damage is the key factor in stand-ups, not holding
position. White notes that some grapplers can ride their opponent's
back for three rounds and says the referee is right to intervene if
the fighter in a dominant position isn't trying to land damage or
advance position.

“I don't think it's about dominant position,†White said during a
media scrum captured by TheMacLife. “It's about, are you doing
damage or not, trying to win the fight? Some of these guys are so
good, they can f*cking take your back and ride it out for three
rounds. The rules are, if you’re not doing damage or trying to
advance your position, or trying to win the fight, you get stood
up.â€

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Aaron Pico reveals ideal next opponents but admits ‘I really don’t give a sh*t’ who UFC gives me

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Aaron Pico reveals ideal next opponents but admits ‘I really don’t give a sh*t’ who UFC gives me

Aaron Pico isn't in the business of picking and choosing his fights.

After he was supposed to face Arnold Allen at UFC 333, and ultimately faced top prospect Losene Keita instead, Pico never lost any sleep about going from a ranked opponent to a newcomer with only two UFC fights on his resume. In the end, Pico delivered a vicious first-round knockout to improve his own UFC record to 2-1 and now he's ready for the next step towards his ultimate goal of becoming champion.

Pico admits there are some ideal opponents out there for him as he looks ahead to what comes next.

“I think anybody ahead of me in the ranking,†Pixo told MMA Fighting. “I'm definitely going to be watching the Aljamain [Sterling] fight very closely. That's always a possibility. But Lerone Murphy, I'd love to fight him as well. I have no hard feelings against him other than he beat me, and I'd love to avenge that loss. I think fought I really dumb, and he got very, very lucky. But a lot of blessings came after that loss so I'm OK with it.

“We'll see how the Kevin Vallejos and Aljamain Sterling fight goes and if everything goes smooth and no injuries with those guys, maybe that's a possibility of fighting the winner of that. Can't have that, I'd love to run it back with Lerone Murphy. We'll have to see.â€

Of course, Murphy scored a knockout win over Pico in his octagon debut so it's understandable why that rematch offers so much interest to the former Bellator fighter.

That said, Pico makes it clear that he's not in the business of turning down fights much less being that selective when it comes to his opponents.

Much like accepting the Keita fight with the knowledge that it was a high risk, low reward situation, Pico just doesn't like the idea of picking and choosing his opponents even if the person he's fighting doesn't have a number next to their name.

“I'm just speaking honestly from the heart, I'm just going to let you know how I feel. I don't really look at the rankings or anything like that,†Pico said. “Of course, I'm like oh this guy is No. 5 or this guy is No. 10. I'm truly in the mindset I'm after one thing and that's to be the best fighter in the world and fight the best in the world.

“Of course, I have a manager and I let him handle a lot of things and I tell him ‘who do you want me to fight?' and I always tell my family this, when I'm 60 years old in my rocking chair at my ranch, I want to be able to say I fought whoever they threw at me. I really don't give a shit. Some guys are like ‘I can't fight him because he's No. 10 or No. 12 and I'm No. 4.' I truly don't even look at that.

Pico would love nothing more than to have the chance to climb up the featherweight ladder and eventually fight for the title but he's not going to turn down fights just because an opponent doesn't logically make sense.

“I'm of the mindset right now, I am a beginner and I'm trying to learn as much as I possibly can,†Pico said. “I know I have to fight the best guys in the world. Yeah, of course, it's going to be a little bit scary. Of course, I'm a little bit nervous going into fights and training camps, but that just is what it is.

“I'm comfortable with that. If I fight a guy that's not ranked, it just is what it is. I know if I have that mindset, the belt will come sooner than later.â€

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