Islam Makhachev’s historic streak predicted to finish at UFC 330 by Sean O’Malley: ‘Ian gets it done’

‘Suga’ thinks Islam Makhachev will fall in need of surpassing Anderson Silva’s tally of consecutive UFC wins.

The welterweight champion will return to make his first defense of the 170-pound crown at UFC 330 in Philadelphia on August 15.

Headlining the event shall be Makhachev’s clash with Ian Machado Garry, who earned his opportunity with consecutive triumphs over Carlos Prates and Belal Muhammad.

The Dagestani will enter the cage as an enormous favorite against the Irishman. But after quite a few major upsets in 2026 to date, Sean O’Malley is predicting perhaps the most important of the lot to occur at UFC 330.

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Sean O’Malley backs Ian Machado Garry to beat Islam Makhachev at UFC 330

Makhachev’s win over Jack Della Maddalena last November saw him develop into the eleventh two-division champion in UFC history.

The result also put the Dagestani tied with ‘The Spider’ for the longest winning streak within the promotion at 16.

Most look to expect Makhachev to maneuver past the Brazilian legend by making it 17 victories in a row next month.

O’Malley, nevertheless, just isn’t considered one of them.

“I believe Ian gets it done,” the previous UFC bantamweight champion said in a recent video uploaded to his YouTube channel.

“Not the best way s—’s been going, but I believe Ian’s that f—ing good. He’s so big, he’s so long, and he’s so confident. Then Khabib got here out and said, ‘Ian’s a tough matchup for us.’ He’s long, he moves well, he moves rather a lot.

“He’s not going to go in there and get single-legged, easy dumped,” he continued. “He’s going to scoop back, he’s going to throw, and it’s going to be a difficult fight.

“I’m excited for it. Dagestan vs. Ireland, that is an epic f—ing fight.”

Garry has acknowledged the challenge ahead of him on the Xfinity Mobile Arena, even going so far as to call it the hardest that any title contender has faced in UFC history.

Despite that, the Irishman has appeared extremely confident of leaving the Octagon because the newly crowned welterweight king, having handed Makhachev his first loss in 11 years.