Everything you need to know ahead of a stacked UFC 330 card in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania topped by two title fights, including Islam Makhachev vs Ian Machado Garry.
In his last outing Makhachev joined an elite group of UFC fighters to have won titles in multiple weight classes as he dominated Jack Della Maddalena to claim the welterweight title and extend his unbeaten run to 16 fights.
Now, the 34-year-old will make the first defence of his championship at 170lbs when he faces Ireland's Ian Machado Garry, who has lost just once since signing with the UFC in 2021.
UFC 330 will also see Mackenzie Dern make the first defence of her women's flyweight belt against Gillian Robertson in a battle of submission specialists.
UFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry - All you need to know
Date: | Saturday 15th August 2026 |
Headline Bout: | Islam Makhachev vs Ian Machado Garry |
Approx Ring Walk Time: | 04:30 Sunday 12th July (BST) |
Weight Class: | Welterweight |
Titles: | UFC Welterweight Championship |
Referee: | N/A |
Promoters: | UFC |
Venue: | Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
TV Channel: | TNT Sports |
Fight Date
UFC 330 is set to take place on 15 August, 2026 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Islam Makhachev vs Ian Machado Garry Fight Time
While fight times are yet to be announced for UFC 330, we can estimated based on recent numbered events that the main event of will take place around 04:30 BST in the early hours of Sunday, 16 August, 2026 for fans in the UK and Ireland.
Venue
The full UFC 330 card will take place at the 21,000-capacity Xfinity Mobile Arena, marking a first visit for the promotion.
The venue serves as the home of NHL side the Philadelphia Flyers and the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA.
The last numbered UFC card to be held in Philadelphia came all the way back in 2011 as Rashad Evans stopped Tito Ortiz in the main event of UFC 133.
Odds
Full fight card
Main card:
Weight class | Fight |
Welterweight Title | Islam Makhachev vs Ian Machado Garry |
Women's Flyweight Title | Mackenzie Dern vs Gillian Robertson |
Welterweight | Neil Magny vs Ramiz Brahimaj |
Lightweight | Jalin Turner vs Kaue Fernandes |
Welterweight | Geoff Neal vs Chidi Njokuani |
Preliminary card:
Middleweight | Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Dustin Stoltzfus |
Welterweight | Jeremiah Wells vs Myktybek Orolbai |
Middleweight | Vicente Luque vs Tresean Gore |
Lightweight | Edson Barboza vs Esteban Ribovics |
Women’s Flyweight | Erin Blanchfield vs Jasmine Jasudavicius |
*Card correct as of 13th July
