Islam Makhachev becomes first Russian champion in two UFC categories

Russian mixed martial artist (MMA) Islam Makhachev defeated Jack Della Maddalena from Australia and became the UFC welterweight champion.

The UFC 322 tournament was held in New York. The bout took place in all the five rounds and ended with the unanimous decision of referees.

Makhachev became the first representative of Russia that managed to become the champion in two UFC weight categories. He had the title earlier in the lightweight category.

Before Makhachev's recent win, there were only nine male fighters in the world who had held UFC titles in two different weight classes.

Islam Makhachev has only lost one time (2015) in his professional 28 fight career.