--- title: "Islam Makhachev retains UFC welterweight title against Garry" description: "Most outlets led with the result of the UFC 330 welterweight title bout, noting that Islam Makhachev retained his title via unanimous decision. The Express Tribune and Dunya News highlighted Makhachev’s 17th consecutive UFC win as a key detail, while BOL News emphasized that he broke a UFC record with the victory. Geo News and BOL News included the event location and date, and Dunya News briefly mentioned Garry’s strong performance as a challenge to the champion." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/3450-islam-makhachev-breaks-ufc-record-holds-off-garry-to-retain site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Islam Makhachev retains UFC welterweight title against Garry sports · latest filing 17 Aug 2026, 10:12 AM PKT · 16–17 Aug 2026 · 5 articles from 5 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Both outlets reported that Islam Makhachev retained his UFC welterweight title with a unanimous decision over Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330. Geo News highlighted the event and Makhachev’s dominant grappling, while BOL News emphasized the record-breaking nature of the win. The framing was largely similar, with both focusing on the outcome and Makhachev’s performance. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 17 Aug 2026 — Islam Makhachev edges Garry to retain UFC welterweight title (1 outlet) - **Daily Times** — [Islam Makhachev edges Garry to retain UFC welterweight title](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1539515/islam-makhachev-edges-garry-to-retain-ufc-welterweight-title/) · 17 Aug 2026, 10:12 AM PKT > Russia’s Islam Makhachev used his dominant grappling to earn a unanimous decision win over Ian Machado Garry to retain his UFC welterweight title in a tight, tense five-round battle in the main event of UFC 330 in Philadelphia in the early hours of Sunday. The 28-year-old Irish challenger provided plenty of problems for the champion, […] ### 16 Aug 2026 — Islam Makhachev retains UFC welterweight title against Garry (4 outlets) > Most outlets led with the result of the UFC 330 welterweight title bout, noting that Islam Makhachev retained his title via unanimous decision. The Express Tribune and Dunya News highlighted Makhachev’s 17th consecutive UFC win as a key detail, while BOL News emphasized that he broke a UFC record with the victory. Geo News and BOL News included the event location and date, and Dunya News briefly mentioned Garry’s strong performance as a challenge to the champion. - **Dunya News** — [Islam Makhachev edges Garry to retain UFC welterweight title](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/968191-islam-makhachev-edges-garry-to-retain-ufc-welterweight-title) · 16 Aug 2026, 1:21 PM PKT > The 28-year-old Irish challenger provided plenty of problems for the champion, but Makhachev's limpet-like wrestling saw him safely through as he set a new UFC record of 17 victories in a row - **BOL News** — [Islam Makhachev breaks UFC record, holds off Garry to retain welterweight title](https://www.bolnews.com/sports/islam-makhachev-breaks-ufc-record-holds-off-garry-to-retain-welterweight-title/) · 16 Aug 2026, 11:36 AM PKT · 77% identical wording to the newest filing > PHILADELPHIA: Islam Makhachev used his dominant grappling to earn a unanimous decision win over Ian Machado Garry and retain his UFC welterweight title in the main event of UFC 330 on Saturday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Makhachev (29-1 MMA, 18-1 UFC) defeated Garry (17-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) by scores of 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47, ... Read more The post Islam Makhachev breaks UFC record, holds off G... - **Geo News** — [Islam Makhachev edges Garry to retain UFC welterweight title](https://www.geo.tv/latest/677802-islam-makhachev-edges-garry-to-retain-ufc-welterweight-title) · 16 Aug 2026, 10:09 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > Islam Makhachev fights against Iah Machado Garry in the welterweight title bout during UFC 330 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on August 16, 2026. — Reuters Russia's Islam Makhachev used his dominant grappling to earn a unanimous decision win over Ian Machado Garry to retain his UFC... - **The Express Tribune** — [Makhachev edges Garry to retain UFC welterweight title](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2624180/makhachev-edges-garry-to-retain-ufc-welterweight-title) · 16 Aug 2026, 7:22 AM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > He beat Garry by unanimous decision to seal a record 17th straight UFC win 5 articles from 5 outlets, 16–17 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.