Nurmagomedov, one of the best former lightweight champions in the sport, has become an incredible coach. At UFC 311, he will be in the corner of Islam Makhachev, who will no longer defend his title ...

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 ...

When Islam Makhachev retained his lightweight title ... mentor and coach, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Former UFC lightweight champion Nurmagomedov retired undefeated in 2020 with a spotless resume ...

Renato Moicano stepped in for Arman Tsarukyan on Friday, just shy of 24 hours before the bout Islam ... Khabib Nurmagomedov, Benson Henderson and BJ Penn, who all managed three defences. Makhachev ...

In today's news, Islam Makhachev doesn’t think former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira is too keen on picking a fight ...

Since becoming the UFC lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev has consistently found himself being compared to his coach and friend, Khabib Nurmagomedov. When Khabib Nurmagomedov was reigning over ...

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

Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov are known to be close friends and training partners. They both hail from Dagestan, Russia, and learned their craft under the tutelage of Khabib's father ...

Coach Javier Mendez called Poirier Makhachev’s toughest fight to date. Nurmagomedov thinks Makhachev can only grow from a back-and-forth battle such as that, which was a nominee for the 2024 Fight of ...

Former UFC lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov is known ... One such incident occurred when years ago, Nurmagomedov and his childhood friend Islam Makhachev were part of a press conference.

There’s no doubt that the claims of Islam Makhachev being a better version of Khabib Nurmagomedov hold weight. His impressive winning streak and ability to dominate anyone who steps in his path ...