Islam Makhachev certain made a press release in his first UFC championship combat.

Makhachev not solely defeated a streaking and harmful Charles Oliveira to win the UFC light-weight title, however submitted the jiu-jitsu standout. Makhachev dominated Oliveira after which submitted him within the second spherical of their essential occasion bout at UFC 280 again in October 2022.

You possibly can watch Makhachev’s spectacular win within the video above.

Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) returns to the octagon to defend his light-weight title towards veteran Dustin Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) in the primary occasion of UFC 302. The cardboard goes down on June 1 at Prudential Middle in Newark, N.J.

For extra on the playing cards, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC 302.