Islam Makhachev doesn’t actually care who’s standing throughout from him at UFC 311.
Up till just a few quick hours in the past, the ‘Dagestani Destroyer’ was ready to defend his light-weight title towards the division’s top-ranked contender, Arman Tsarukayn, on Saturday evening contained in the Intuit Dome in L.A. Nevertheless, that’s not the case after ‘Ahalkalakets’ was pressured to bow out of the bout on Friday morning resulting from a again harm.
As an alternative, Makhachev will put his gold on the road towards rising star Renato Moicano who was initially set to face perennial contender Beneil Dariush as a part of the night’s major card.
When UFC CEO Dana White broke the information throughout Friday’s official weigh-in present, he insisted that Makhachev was prepared to tackle anybody the promotion selected to place in entrance of him. Makhachev echoed an analogous sentiment on social media not lengthy after information of Moicano’s transfer up the cardboard made waves.
“What does this title characterize?,” Makhachev wrote on Instagram. “It means you’re the finest on the planet and if you’re the very best on the planet, it doesn’t matter who’s going to be standing throughout from you. What do I say? No? NEVER. Let’s do that!”
Islam Makhachev is an enormous betting favourite towards ‘cash’ moicano
Unsurprisingly, Makhachev emerged as an enormous -1100 favourite to return out on high towards Moicano, that means that if you wish to win $100 betting on the Dagestani, you’ll should throw down $1,100.
For what it’s price, Moicano goes into the short-notice title tilt with the longest lively win streak at light-weight, together with wins towards Drew Dober and Jalin Turner, and a completely dominant efficiency towards Benoit Saint-Denis in his final outing.
‘Cash’ presently sits at a +700 underdog. Meaning a $100 wager on the Brazilian might internet you $700 ought to he rating what could be one of many greatest upsets in blended martial arts historical past.
