INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Renato Moicano was scheduled to compete at UFC 311, but wasn’t a headliner fighting for the lightweight title against Islam Makhachev until 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 now just hours away from their impromptu title fight after Makhachev’s original opponent Arman Tsarukyan withdrew due to injury.
It was a tense face-to-face as the confidence in Moicano for his big opportunity was apparent.
