Chael Sonnen believes there is an underlying reason why UFC lightweight champ Islam Makhachev wants to move weight classes.

UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria sees two viable options for his next fight. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is coming off ...

Islam Makhachev continues to get compared to his head coach and longtime friend, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Following his recent win over Renato Moicano at UFC 311, Islam Makhachev broke the record for ...

Sean Strickland's reaction to Islam Makhachev considering middleweight was surprising. UFC lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) insists on fulfilling his goal of becoming dual ...

Shara Magomedov (left) believes Islam Makhachev (right) can compete with Dricus du Plessis (center) at middleweight [Image Courtesy: @UFCEurope via X/Twitter] Ahead of UFC Saudi Arabia ...

Dagestan. Go back to Durkistan, bro, calm down.” Dricus Du Plessis gives his take on Islam Makhachev ahead of UFC 312 While their opinions are similar in terms of how they feel about Makhachev ...

Dana White is not quite interested in Islam Makhachev moving up to the middleweight division. With Islam Makhachev, things have been going quite rosy in the recent past. Ever since submitting ...

Rising middleweight Shara Magomedov, though, thinks Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) can get it done and likes his chances against Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC).

When Islam Makhachev retained his lightweight title in dominant fashion in January, UFC president Dana White declared him the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the organisation. The 33-year ...

MMA fans recently voiced their thoughts after learning that the UFC is planning a big fight for Islam Makhachev. Most of them opined that it probably wouldn't be against someone in Makhachev's ...

Sean Strickland has a scathing warning for Islam Makhachev if he's actually considering a move to middleweight one day.

Former fighter-turned-analyst Chael Sonnen thinks the UFC has a big decision to make regarding lightweight kingpin Islam ...