Dana White isn’t sure about UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev jumping two weight classes. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) is eager to become a two-weight UFC champion, but standing in the way of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Following his recent record-breaking lightweight title defense, Islam Makhachev ... for his UFC 312 title defense against Sean Strickland but has caught wind of Makhachev’s comments, claiming ...

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).

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 ...

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 ...

The first fight card on the 2025 UFC schedule, UFC Saudi Arabia takes place on Saturday, February 1 from the anb Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The main event of the card is a middleweight matchup ...