Paddy Pimblett dismisses UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria ’s star power.

But the ESPN pound-for-pound voting panel is now unanimous in proclaiming Islam Makhachev the No. 1 fighter in MMA. Makhachev's quick, dominant submission win over Renato Moicano last weekend at UFC ...

Islam Makhachev (left) reflects on bittersweet UFC 311 after his dominant win and Umar Nurmagomedov's (right) loss. [Image courtesy: @ufcindia and @ufc on Instagram] UFC 311 turned out to be ...

Joe Rogan says he would like to see Ilia Topuria move up to lightweight now for a showdown against Islam Makhachev rather ...

to be back and win the belt in a later effort. While he didn’t let it outwardly effect his performance, Islam Makhachev has admitted that he found it difficult to watch from backstage as Umar ...

With Makhachev now surpassing Khabib’s title defense record, he’s just one win away from matching Anderson Silva’s UFC record for consecutive wins. Islam Makhachev’s continued rise in the ...

In the main event at UFC 311 this coming Saturday, Islam Makhachev will defend his lightweight ... second man in the promotion’s history to win a title in two different weight classes, a feat ...

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 18: Islam Makhachev of ... and more. Makhachev's 15 wins in a row is also one away from tying the 16-fight win streak that was set by Anderson Silva.

Nearly five years after their first fight, Islam Makhachev will look to win for a second time over ... Tsarukyan, meanwhile, boasts a 9-1 record to his loss in St. Petersburg to Makhachev.

Islam Makhachev extended his winning streak to 15 matches with an effortless D'arce submission in the first round (4:05) against Renato Moicano on Saturday night in Inglewood, Calif., to cap UFC ...