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Islam Makhachev just set a UFC record with win #17 straight at UFC 330 — what's the biggest takeaway?
🏆 Leading: The record itself — 17 consecutive UFC wins is a genuinely historic number, and it's now his across two different weight classes after moving up from lightweight.

The record itself — 17 consecutive UFC wins is a genuinely historic number, and it's now his across two different weight classes after moving up from lightweight. is leading so far with 25%.

Ian Machado Garry's showing — he was competitive despite the size disadvantage, is only 28, and says he's got a decade left to come back for the belt. is second. On this few votes the split is still anyone's guess.

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Islam Makhachev just set a UFC record with win #17 straight at UFC 330 — what's the biggest takeaway?
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The record itself — 17 consecutive UFC wins is a genuinely historic number, and it's now his across two different weight classes after moving up from lightweight.

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The record itself — 17 consecutive UFC wins is a genuinely historic number, and it's now his across two different weight classes after moving up from lightweight.
Ian Machado Garry's showing — he was competitive despite the size disadvantage, is only 28, and says he's got a decade left to come back for the belt.
Makhachev holding onto the belt itself — successfully defending a title in a second weight class is a rare feat, and it cements his case as one of the sport's pound-for-pound greats.
The stylistic mismatch — Garry had the height and reach edge, but Makhachev's wrestling and ground control took that advantage away completely across five rounds.
What's next — Makhachev, now 34, says he wants to fight every 3-4 months given "not much time," which raises the question of whether we see an immediate rematch or a new No. 1 contender first.

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