he took the short-notice fight against Islam Makhachev at UFC 267 for financial reasons, rather than focusing on a title shot. He acknowledged that this decision, driven by the allure of a bigger ...

Dan Hooker believes Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov's ... current lightweight champion Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) at UFC 267 in October 2021. He was submitted in the first round.

Following his title defense at UFC 311, Islam Makhachev could finally be on the verge of a permanent move up to welterweight ...

Beneil Dariush has an interesting pick for the UFC lightweight who has the best chance of dethroning Islam Makhachev.

Makhachev became the UFC record holder for lightweight title defenses this past weekend at UFC 311 after he submitted Renato ...

Islam Makhachev's coach Javier Mendez says the undisputed UFC lightweight champion has the ability to win UFC titles at both ...

Following UFC 311, Islam Makhachev stands alone with the most UFC lightweight title fight wins. Next up is Anderson Silva's ...

Islam Makhachev weighed 178 pounds the night of his UFC 311 victory Saturday — one day after registering at 154.5 pounds — ...

Q. Who did Islam Makhachev face in his UFC debut? - + A. Islam Makhachev faced Leo Kuntz in his UFC debut. Q. When did Islam Makhachev win the UFC lightweight championship? - + A. He won the UFC ...

Following Islam Makhachev's big win at UFC 311, the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world wants to move up to face Dricus ...

Islam Makhachev's manager teases the UFC has some surprising plans in store for the lightweight champ following his UFC 311 ...