The next UFC title fights take place at UFC 330. That event, which is fast approaching on August 15 at Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena, will see two UFC belts on the line. In the main event, UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev faces Ian Machado Garry. Meanwhile, in the co-main event, Mackenzie Dern puts her strawweight title on the line against Gillian Robertson. The UFC recently announced the bout order for UFC 331.
UFC 330 Fight Card
UFC 330 Main Card
Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry
Mackenzie Dern vs. Gillian Robertson
Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
Edson Barboza vs. Esteban Ribovics
UFC 330 Preliminary Card
Chidi Njokuani vs. Joel Álvarez
Jalin Turner vs. Kauê Fernandes
Donte Johnson vs. Eric McConico
Vicente Luque vs. Tresean Gore
UFC 330 Early Prelims Card
Rafael Tobias vs. Lucas Fernando
Neil Magny vs. Ramiz Brahimaj
Jeremiah Wells vs. Myktybek Orolbai
*Fight Card Subject to Change
UFC 330 Main Event: Islam Makhachev
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
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 winunder 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.