Islam Makhachev seems to be a busy man at the moment. After his blowout victory over Renato Moicano, it looks like the floodgates have opened. Looking at Makhachev’s sheer dominance, there have ...

Islam Makhachev’s first learning of his UFC 311 opponent switch didn’t come from the UFC matchmakers. UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev had to scratch his gameplan for Arman Tsarukyan ...

Islam Makhachev may have cemented himself as the greatest lightweight of all time, but there's still more work to be done for the reigning, defending UFC champion. On Saturday night in L.A ...

Islam Makhachev has always made his intention to become a UFC double champion clear and he may be on the verge of finally moving up in weight. Following the fight, Makhachev once again outlined ...

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 ...

Islam Makhachev had long hinted that he will not follow his mentor, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s footsteps. While Khabib never made a move out of his weight class, Makhachev wants to be flexible.

Islam Makhachev doesn’t think an eventual move to 185 pounds is unrealistic. Advertisement The reigning UFC lightweight champ hasn’t been shy about his desire to eventually become a two ...

Islam Makhachev left many scratching their heads with his bold claim on being able to move up to 185 pounds and win a title. Makhachev, who holds the UFC lightweight title, is regarded by many as ...

Rising middleweight Shara Magomedov, though, thinks Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) can get it done and likes his chances against Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC).

Islam Makhachev has a huge online fanbase and recently overtook the UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones in following. Makhachev now has a whopping 9.6 million followers on Instagram, which is 100K ...

Current lightweight champ Islam Makhachev, meanwhile, has long been hailed as Nurmagomedov's second coming. In the early days of Makhachev's UFC career, that comparison was harder to justify.