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

26-1 as a pro, Islam Makhachev has a lot of tread left in his tires at 33 years old, the UFC's #1 pound-for-pound fighter looking to lock in his fourth title defense and quite possibly a welterweight ...

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

Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) defends his lightweight title in a rematch against Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) in Saturday’s ...

Islam Makhachev has implored fans not to believe Arman Tsarukyan ahead of UFC 311 as he teases a 'secret move' he will use in ...

Nate Diaz claims he doesn't remember meeting Islam Makhachev in an elevator. Makhachev's and Diaz's teams recently got into a ...

Alexander Volkanovski credits UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev for his calculated approach. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 ...

Nate Diaz has slammed Islam Makhachev's side of their scuffle last month in Las Vegas at the UFC 311 press conference.

When Arman Tsarukyan first met Islam Makhachev in the UFC Octagon, he took the fight on just a month's notice and cut weight ...