Former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has the perfect battleground to begin his welterweight campaign. Makhachev, who vacated the 155-pound title in preparation to hunt welterweight champ Jack Della Maddalena, plans to win his second title this year.

Islam Makhachev calls the welterweight face-off a tough fight and praises Jack Della Maddalena’s impressive fighting style.

On the main card of the event, Dariush will take on Renato Moicano, who got the opportunity for his long-eluded fight against Makhachev when he stepped into January's UFC 311 headliner on one days' notice after Arman Tsarukyan fell out.

The Flyweight title is on the line at UFC 317. Check the UFC odds series for our Pantoja-Kara-France prediction and pick.

It's UFC International Fight Week, and that means a big fight card when UFC 317 comes to Las Vegas on Saturday. The card is headlined by a pair of title fights with plenty of other notable names on the card.

Pantoja and Kara-France are evenly matched physically, with a slight reach advantage going to Kara-France. Pantoja's fighting style clashes with Kara-France a bit, and that will b