UFC 330 to Feature Two Title Fights in Philadelphia

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will bring a championship doubleheader to Philadelphia for the first time in seven years this August, officially announcing on Wednesday that UFC 330 will be headlined by a welterweight title fight between champion Islam Makhachev and top contender Ian Machado Garry. The event, scheduled for August 15 at the Xfinity Mobile Arena, will also feature a strawweight title defense by champion Mackenzie Dern against Gillian Robertson.

The main event marks Makhachev's first defense of the welterweight title he won last November at UFC 322, where he defeated Jack Della Maddalena by unanimous decision in his debut at 170 pounds. The victory extended the former lightweight champion's winning streak to 16 fights, tying a promotional record, and established him as a two-division titleholder. His opponent, Ian Machado Garry, enters the bout on a two-fight winning streak following victories over Carlos Prates and former champion Belal Muhammad. Garry's only loss in his last 11 UFC appearances came via decision to Shavkat Rakhmonov in December 2024.

In the co-main event, strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern will make the first defense of the title she won last...