The two first met in Tsarukyan’s promotional debut in 2019. As anticipated, the Fight of the Night-earning bout was stuffed with extremely aggressive grappling exchanges, with the Armenian giving the champion one in every of his hardest exams up to now. Makhachev’s relentless stress and 4 takedowns helped safe a unanimous determination victory.
Since their first assembly, Makhachev has received 9 straight, extending his win streak to 14. That stretch included a title-winning efficiency over former 155-pound champion Charles Oliveira, and three profitable title defenses, twice in opposition to Alexander Volkanovski and, most not too long ago, over Dustin Poirier.
Tsarukyan has received 9 of his final 10 bouts, together with a first-round knockout of Beneil Dariush and a cut up determination victory over Oliveira. With each fighters on spectacular win streaks, and their first encounter proving to be a extremely aggressive battle, this rematch in UFC 311’s essential occasion has shortly change into probably the most intriguing matchups within the light-weight division.
