The UFC lightweight champion and No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter is confident ahead of his high-stakes title defense on Saturday.

Islam Makhachev shared on Wednesday a hilarious story about MMA teammate Umar Nurmagomedov, with whom he competes in separate ...

Some already consider Islam Makhachev’s path to UFC gold harder than that of his friend and mentor, Khabib Nurmagomedov. In an interview with Submission Radio, Mendez revealed it wasn’t ...

👀Islam Makhachev thinks it's more likely he'll fight the winner of Belal vs. Shavkat for the welterweight title than face Ilia Topuria in 2025: “Topuria doesn't make sense. For what?

Umar Nurmagomedov is on the verge of bringing a second UFC title to the Nurmagomedov family. If Islam Makhachev's prediction is correct, a third Nurmagomedov could hold UFC gold soon. Makhachev ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev acknowledges he wasn't flawless against Dustin Poirier. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) notched his third title defense when he submitted Poirier in Round 5 ...

Islam Makhachev is undeniably one of the best lightweight champions. While he had previously hinted at pursuing double-champ status, his intentions weren’t entirely clear to fans. Now, Makhachev ...

Islam Makhachev had Adin Ross amazed as he locked in a rare submission before punching him at 100 per cent during a recent stream. In one final piece of promotion for the event, the otherwise ...

Everyone is wondering if Islam Makhachev can break Khabib Nurmagomedov’s record for most lightweight title defenses. The answer will come on January 19th when Makhachev defends his title against ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev once hoped he could settle one of Khabib Nurmagomedov's rivalries. Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson (25-11 MMA, 15-9 UFC) saw five scheduled bouts scrapped ...