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 ...

Islam Makhachev became the new lightweight champion ... Glover Teixeira claimed the throne at UFC 267 on October 30, 2021, only to pass it on to Jiří Procházka at UFC 275 on June 12, 2022.

Makhachev’s ability to adapt seamlessly to a last-second opponent change was on full display at UFC 311. UFC CEO Dana White ...

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.

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 ...

After making short work of Renato Moicano Saturday night in the UFC 311 main event, Islam Makhachev is already targeting who ...

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 21: Islam Makhachev of Russia reacts after his knockout ... [+] victory against Alexander Volkanovski of Australia in the UFC lightweight championship ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev made easy work of late-replacement opponent Renato Moicano, scoring a submission win via d’arce choke with 55 seconds left in the first round Saturday ...

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 ...

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 ...

UFC 311 was full of drama and thrills, one of which was the last-minute cancellation of the main event. Current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was set to face Arman Tsarukyan, but the fight ...