Renato Moicano couldn’t be any happier right about now. The UFC lightweight veteran weighed in Friday morning for a UFC 311 main card bout against Beneil Dariush, but he ended up getting upgraded to the main event to challenge Islam Makhachev for his undisputed belt. Makhachev’s original opponent, Arman Tsarukyan, withdrew due to a back injury, setting up the last-minute change. What ends up being a loss for Tsarukyan is a big win for Moicano. “‘Money’ Moicano is coming for the belt. Be ready, Islam Makhachev,” Moicano said in a video posted by the UFC
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