Makhachev v Machado Garry - UFC 330 fight predictions
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- Makhachev puts his welterweight title on the line for the first time against Machado Garry at UFC 330 in Philadelphia, with both fighters weighing in at 170lb on Friday.
- Makhachev is chasing a 17th consecutive UFC victory, which would break Anderson Silva's record of 16 straight wins, and described Machado Garry as his 'next target' at the weigh-ins.
- Machado Garry, 28, holds a 17-1 record and has won 10 of 11 UFC fights since his 2021 debut, with his sole loss coming against Shavkat Rakhmonov; he told booing fans they 'should be grateful' to watch 'two of the biggest fighters ever.'
- Mackenzie Dern defends her strawweight belt against Gillian Robertson in the co-main event.
- Eight of eleven fighters and analysts polled picked Makhachev — including Tom Aspinall, Alexander Volkanovski, Jorge Masvidal, Sean Brady, and Matt Brown — while Carlos Prates, Sean O'Malley, and Mauricio Ruffy predicted a Machado Garry upset; Georges St-Pierre stayed neutral.
- Sean O'Malley, one of the dissenters, said Machado Garry is 'so big, so long, and so confident' that he won't be 'single-legged, easy dumped' by Makhachev's grappling.
Why it matters: A Makhachev win would make him the sole holder of the longest win streak in UFC history, eclipsing a mark held by Anderson Silva for nearly two decades. For Machado Garry, defeating a fighter widely viewed as pound-for-pound elite would instantly legitimize his championship credentials; a loss would expose the gap between division contenders and a generational talent.
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