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

A former training partner of Islam Makhachev has shared thoughts on the lightweight champion’s rumored interest in moving up ...

Islam Makhachev secured the vacant UFC lightweight belt after defeating Charles Oliveira. Their clash took place at UFC 280 on October 22, 2022, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Islam Makhachev’s beef with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts From knocking out his opponents to submitting Brazilian black belt holders, Islam Makhachev just goes through all of them. The ...

In an epic, action-filled bantamweight title match, Merab Dvalishvili defends his title against Umar Nurmagomedov.

The Bellator lightweight champion defended his belt via a controversial majority decision win that got fans riled up, with ...

Islam Makhachev’s D’Arce choke is becoming a signature move after it netted him Submission of the Month honors again in January.

Islam Makhachev doesn't think an eventual move to 185 pounds is unrealistic. The reigning UFC lightweight champ hasn't been ...

For Islam Makhachev, champ-champ status has long been ... "I'm not gonna leave this sport without second belt. This is my goal." "He is my friend," Makhachev said of UFC Welterweight Champion ...

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Dricus Du Plessis says there’s only one scenario where he would defend his UFC middleweight title vs. Islam Makhachev.