Dricus du Plessis brutally shut down Islam Makhachev ‘s potential pursuit of championships in three divisions ahead of his UFC 312 return to the Octagon. After Makhachev teased a potential clash with ...

Islam Makhachev wants multi-division championship glory, but one UFC analyst would prefer to see him stick in his own lane.

After making short work of Renato Moicano Saturday night at UFC 311, Islam Makhachev is already targeting who he wants to ...

Heading into Saturday’s UFC 311 fight card, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was tied with three other fighters for the most title defenses in UFC lightweight history. Less than five ...

Islam Makhachev has established himself as one of the best modern-day MMA greats. Ruling the UFC lightweight division, Makhachev is looking unbeatable at the moment. Take his UFC 311 victory ...

Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov are known to be close friends and training partners. They both hail from Dagestan, Russia, and learned their craft under the tutelage of Khabib's father ...

The Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Islam Makhachev GOAT debate rages on following UFC 311. UFC lightweight champion and pound-for-pound king Islam Makhachev put on another dominant performance as he ...

The UFC lightweight division has long been ruled by the Dagestani champion, Islam Makhachev. However, despite several fighters trying to dethrone the champion, Makhachev has remained as the ...

Current lightweight champ Islam Makhachev, meanwhile, has long been hailed as Nurmagomedov's second coming. In the early days of Makhachev's UFC career, that comparison was harder to justify.

Ilia Topuria sent shockwaves through the MMA world following Islam Makhachev’s historic fourth title defense at UFC 311. After defeating Renato Moicano via submission on short notice ...

At least an extra 20 pounds. Islam Makhachev weighed 178 pounds the night of his UFC 311 victory Saturday — one day after registering at 154.5 pounds — when he submitted Renato Moicano in the ...

Paddy Pimblett was angered by Renato Moicano's loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC 311. Moicano (20-6-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) was quickly submitted by lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC ...