NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 15: Islam Makhachev of Russia reacts to his win over Jack Della Maddalena of Australia in the UFC welterweight championship fight during the UFC 322 event at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC)
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The next UFC main event title fight is officially on the books. That scrap, which headlined UFC 330 in Philadelphia on August 15, sees UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev matched up against Ian Machado Garry at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The UFC 330 fight card streams on Paramount+ and features another title fight in the co-main event. In that contest, Mackenzie Dern puts her strawweight belt on the line against Gillian Robertson.
UFC 330 Main EventOpening Betting Odds And Line Movement
When the odds opened for the upcoming title fight, the defending champ was a -300 favorite over the +250 challenger. Those odds have shifted. Today, Makhachev is listed at -364, while Machado Garry comes in at +299.
*Odds via BetOnline
UFC 330 Main Event: Islam Makhachev
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 21: Islam Makhachev of Russia reacts after his knockout victory against Alexander Volkanovski of Australia in the UFC lightweight championship fight during the UFC 294 event at Etihad Arena on October 21, 2023 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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Islam Makhachev (28-1) was 11-0 when he joined the UFC in 2015. He won his promotional debut, submitting Leo Kuntz in the second round. In his second scrap under the UFC banner, Adriano Martins knocked out Makhachev in the first round. That loss remains the only blemish on the record of the now 32-year-old Makhachev.
After the loss to Martins, Makhachev ran off 10 straight wins. That run earned him the No. 4 spot in the UFC lightweight rankings and set him up to face ex-champ Charles Oliveira in a battle for the vacant lightweight crown. Makhachev claimed the belt with a second-round submission win in 2022.
In his first two title defenses, Makhachev faced then-UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski. He won the first bout at UFC 284 by decision and followed that with a knockout win over Volkanovski at UFC 294.
In June 2024, the UFC matched Makhachev against former interim UFC lightweight titleholder Dustin Poirier. Makhachev submitted Poirier in the fifth round of that contest, which headlined UFC 302.
In January 2025, Makhachev defended his crown with a quick submission win over late replacement Renato Moicano, who stepped in to replace Arman Tsarukyan on weigh-in day. The victory gave Makhachev the record for most consecutive UFC lightweight title defenses at four.
After that victory, Makhachev moved up to welterweight, surrendering his 155-pound title. In his first bout at 170 pounds, Makhachev cruised to a decision win over Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 in November 2025, easily wresting the UFC welterweight crown from Della Maddalena.
With that win, Makhachev tied the record for longest winning streak in UFC history. He is tied with Anderson Silva for that record.
UFC 330 Main Event: Ian Machado Garry
DOHA, QATAR – NOVEMBER 22: Ian Machado Garry of Ireland prepares to face Belal Muhammad in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at ABHA Arena on November 22, 2025 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
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Ian Machado Garry (17-1) has an 10-1 record under the UFC banner. The 28-year-old has seven decisions and three knockouts. In June 2024, Machado Garry defeated Michael “Venom” Page at UFC 303 to earn his eighth straight win under the UFC banner. However, he tasted defeat in his next outing, dropping a decision to Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310.
Machado Garry initially came across as a Conor McGregor clone, but the confident Irish fighter has found his own personality as a competitor who is more than willing to take on the toughest the competitors the UFC can book him against, something he did again in accepting a short notice fight against the dangerous Carlos Prates in April 2025. Machado Garry won that five-round bout via decision.
In his most recent outing, Machado Garry bested former UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad in November.
Machado Garry is the No. 2 UFC welterweight in the new Meta rankings.
We will have more on UFC 330 as fight night approaches.