That had Makhachev contemplating jumping up to 185 pounds, which middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis cautioned him about ...

After Islam Makhachev called out Dricus Du Plessis, the middleweight champion has slammed the Russian by labelling him as ...

Shara Magomedov reacts to Islam Makhachev’s comments on being able to fight and win the UFC middleweight title despite being a lightweight.

Heading into Saturday’s UFC 311 fight card, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was tied ... Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Makhachev is first in UFC lightweight history ...

Islam Makhachev (red gloves) fights Renato Moicano (blue gloves) in a lightweight title fight during UFC 311 at Intuit Dome. / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Makhachev's lone UFC loss came against ...

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 ...

The Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Islam Makhachev GOAT debate rages on following UFC 311. UFC lightweight champion and pound-for-pound king Islam Makhachev put on another dominant performance as he ...

Two of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s 5-star pupils were competing for the title in UFC 311. While Islam Makhachev came in as the defending champion, Umar Nurmagomedov was a challenger to Merab ...

Islam Makhachev wants to move up to face Dricus Du Plessis. More Harry How/Getty Images Though Moicano could have shocked the world, he was dispatched in the first round by a Darce Choke submission.

Islam Makhachev had a fairly easy victory in the UFC 311 main event. Defending his belt against Renato Moicano, the champion submitted the Brazilian in the very first round. However, in reality ...