11:56, 16 November 2025

Islam Makhachev became the UFC welterweight champion.

Jack Della Maddalena (left) and Islam Makhachev (right). New York, November 15 (November 16 Moscow time), 2025. Still from UFC video https://vksport.vkvideo.ru/video-180706688_456261950

MMA fighter Islam Makhachev from Dagestan defeated Australian Jack Della Maddalena and became the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight champion. He became the first fighter from Russia to win UFC championship titles in two weight classes.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," in October 2022, mixed martial artist Islam Makhachev defeated Brazilian Charles Oliveira at the UFC tournament in Abu Dhabi to win the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title.

In June 2024, Islam Makhachev defended his 70 kg title, defeating American Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 in Newark, USA. After the fight, Makhachev stated that he would now like to become champion in the next category – welterweight.

Islam Makhachev defeated Australian Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 in New York City to win the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title, TASS reported today.

The fight ended in a unanimous decision after five rounds. The 34-year-old Makhachev now has 28 wins and one loss, which he suffered against Brazilian Adrian Martins in October 2015.

Della Maddalena, 29, suffered his third MMA defeat out of 18 wins. Makhachev ended Maddalena's 18-fight winning streak in mixed martial arts, the agency writes.

Islam Makhachev became the first fighter from Russia to win UFC championship titles in two weight classes. He held the UFC lightweight belt from October 2022 to May 2025, but then vacated the title to move up a weight class, Kommersant reported today.

Makhachev also became the 11th person in history to win two UFC championship titles. Conor McGregor, Daniel Cormier, and Jon Jones previously achieved this feat, the publication reports.

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