INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Renato Moicano was scheduled to compete at UFC 311, however wasn’t a headliner preventing for the light-weight title towards Islam Makhachev till a drastic shift after the official morning weigh-ins.
Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) and Moicano (20-5-1 MMA, 12-5 UFC) are actually simply hours away from their impromptu title struggle after Makhachev’s authentic opponent Arman Tsarukyan withdrew on account of damage.
It was a tense face-to-face as the boldness in Moicano for his huge alternative was obvious.
“I don’t give a f*ck,” Moicano informed Joe Rogan after the faceoff. “I can’t afford to f*cking lose, and that’s true. Doesn’t matter if it’s the champion or not. Tomorrow, I’m successful.”
Makhachev delivered a assured assertion of his personal after Rogan requested if there might be a distinction with the opponent swap.
“No, identical,” Makhachev stated. “Smash my opponent, that’s it. Regardless of who’s going to be in entrance of me. Let’s go.”
The brand new title struggle, which serves as Saturday’s foremost occasion at Intuit Dome (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+), will see Makhachev try and defend his light-weight crown for the fourth time. Moicano, who enters on a four-fight successful streak, will get an enormous alternative on just some hours’ discover.
Try the video above to see Makhachev and Moicano face off at UFC 311 ceremonial weigh-ins.
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC 311.
Make sure you go to the MMA Junkie Instagram web page and YouTube channel to debate this and extra content material with followers of combined martial arts.
