Islam Makhachev responds with sarcasm to Ilia Topuria's wish to fight for the lightweight title, stirring debate in the MMA ...

Undefeated UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria is confident in his ability to stop Islam Makhachev in a potential ...

UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria says that he can move up to the lightweight division and dethrone UFC's number-one ...

If they ever meet, UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria is confident he will KO lightweight champ Islam Makhachev with ...

Makhachev snapped his longtime friend and mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov ‘s lightweight title defense record with his win over Moicano. Nurmagomedov, a UFC Hall of Famer, never fought for a second ...

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 ...

Islam Makhachev has been dominating the UFC lightweight division for some time now. The fighter has four title defenses, more than any lightweight in the history of UFC. He is more than eager to ...

At least an extra 20 pounds. Islam Makhachev weighed 178 pounds the night of his UFC 311 victory Saturday — one day after registering at 154.5 pounds — when he submitted Renato Moicano in the ...

Manager Ali Abdelaziz recently hinted at Islam Makhachev’s future plans. Advertisement According to Abdelaziz, the UFC’s immediate plans for Makhachev don’t include Arman Tsarukyan ...

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 ...

2016. Jan 18, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Islam Makhachev (red gloves) fights Renato Moicano (blue gloves) in a lightweight title fight during UFC 311 at Intuit Dome. / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ...