Following Ilia Topuria's announcement of a move up to lightweight, Khabib Nurmagomedov believes he must fight a contender before receiving a title shot.

Ilia Topuria is vacating the UFC featherweight championship and making way for a new chapter in his career. We discuss on ...

Topuria vacated his UFC featherweight title for a move up to 155 pounds. Lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) ...

Former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier says Ilia Topuria deserves an immediate shot at Islam Makhachev after ...

After Islam Makhachev's manager stated that they don't want to fight Ilia Topuria next, the Spaniard's manager has fired back ...

🗣️ Islam Makhachev ... have his way with Makhachev, currently the UFC’s pound-for-pound king. However, Makhachev isn’t willing to offer Topuria an immediate title shot upon moving to ...

Dustin Poirier believes Ilia Topuria should fight champion Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title immediately after ...

Justin Gaethje opted to fight Max Holloway rather than rest on his laurels, which worked out poorly. At UFC 313, the ...

Rizvan Magomedov insists Ilia Topuria must prove himself worthy before earning a title shot against Islam Makhachev.

Islam Makhachev vs ... for "El Matador" across from Makhachev. Always in the corner of Makhachev, Nurmagomedov says the oncoming Topuria isn't far from a title shot but would like to see the ...

Eyes on Islam Makhachev's gold belt at lightweight ... "To not hold up the division where guys been working so hard to get their shot at the title. He's doing it the right way." ...

Now, his head coach, Javier Mendez ... he needs to prove himself against a tough opponent before earning a shot at Islam Makhachev. The real test begins as he steps into a division filled with ...