Following his win over Alex Pereira at UFC 313, Magomed Ankalaev has been sent a message by UFC lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev.
Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) vacated his featherweight title for a move up to 155 pounds. Makhachev previously stated that a ...
Following Justin Gaethje's impressive win over Rafael Fiziev at UFC 313, boss Dana White revealed that he has a good chance of fighting Islam Makhachev next.
With UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) looking for fresh blood, Gaethje thinks he can jump into ...
Makhachev is the bigger fighter and cut significant weight to make the 155-pound limit. Topuria will also cut weight to make ...
Ariel Helwani has confirmed that the UFC is planning on doing Islam Makhachev vs Ilia Topuria in 2025 for the UFC Lightweight Championship.
Still competing next weekend at UFC 311, Justin Gaethje will look to catapult himself into title contention against Islam ...
Islam Makhachev has dominated the lightweight division in the UFC for nearly a decade. He won the title by defeating Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 and has since defended it four times. A prominent ...
Topuria claimed that he is all ready to face the UFC lightweight champion. ‘El Matador’ even stated confidently that he will surely KO Makhachev if the bout is made official. Meanwhile, Islam ...
Discussions have become tense between UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev and UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria regarding a possible mega superfight (champ vs. champ). With two ...
Aiming to attain a double champion status, Topuria wants to move up in weight and fight Islam Makhachev. However, Makhachev has downplayed the possibilities straight away. The UFC lightweight ...