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

The war of words between UFC champions Islam Makhachev and Dricus du Plessis is beginning to pick up steam. Dricus du Plessis brutally shut down Islam Makhachev‘s potential pursuit of ...

Heading into Saturday’s UFC 311 fight card, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was tied ... The 33-year-old Makhachev is the No. 1 ranked fighter in the UFC pound-for-pound rankings ...

Islam Makhachev may have cemented himself as the greatest lightweight of all time, but there's still more work to be done for the reigning, defending UFC champion. On Saturday night in L.A ...

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 21: Islam ... Makhachev won that contest by unanimous decision. Makhachev and Volkanovski ran things back at UFC 294. The lightweight champ left no ...

Why Jon Anik considers Islam Makhachev No. 1 pound-for-pound over Jon Jones 'every day of the week' For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 311 .

There’s no doubt that the claims of Islam Makhachev being a better version of Khabib Nurmagomedov hold weight. His impressive winning streak and ability to dominate anyone who steps in his path ...

Islam Makhachev (middle) shares short message following Usman Nurmagomedov's (second from left) PFL Dubai win. [Image courtesy: @islam_makhachev on Instagram] Islam Makhachev was part of an all ...

Undisputed UFC lightweight champion of the world Islam ... No! It's not OK! Because if those guys land one good shot on you, it can change everything!" Another possible option would be for ...