The original main event was Makhachev defending against Arman Tsarukyan, but the latter pulled out earlier this weekend due to injury, and Moicano who was supposed to have faced Beneil Dariush stepped in as a late replacement.
The year-old Russian has now made four straight successful defences of his title, a record in the lightweight division, and he needs just one more victory to match the all-time UFC winning streak of 16, set by Anderson Silva.
In the co-main event, Merab Dvalishvili put up an astonishing display of relentless offence to hand Umar Nurmagomedov his first professional career defeat, and make a successful first defence of the bantamweight championship.
The rest of the main card saw Reinier de Ridder submit Kevin Holland in the middleweight division; Jailton Almeida stopped Sergey Spivac in the first round of their heavyweight bout; and Jiri Prochazka claimed a thrilling third-round TKO win over Jamahal Hill in a meeting of former light heavyweight champions. Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision , R5, Kevin Holland via submission rear-naked choke , R1, Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision , R5, - Light heavyweight: Jiri Prochazka def.
Pantoja chokes out Asakura to retain. Hernandez, Pereira set for thrilling showdown. French doping watchdog raises alarm over mixed martial arts. Dustin Poirier continues to contemplate retirement after loss. Nassourdine Imavov favoured in headliner. Cannonier chases third straight win at Fight Night. Pereira blitzes Hill to retain light heavyweight title.
