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

Dana White isn’t sure about UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev jumping two weight classes. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) is eager to become a two-weight UFC champion, but standing in the way of ...

Islam Makhachev's coach Javier Mendez says the undisputed UFC lightweight champion has the ability to win UFC titles at both ...

The MMA Fighting staff reviews all the biggest stories from UFC 311, including Islam Makhachev and Merab Dvalishvili’s big ...

In the main event of UFC 311, we saw a lightweight title fight that came together in a little less than 24 hours.Lightweight champion and current P4P king Islam Makhachev (26-1) took on Renato ...

Islam Makhachev and Merab Dvalishvili capped off 2025's first UFC pay-per-view by defending their belts in drastically different ways at UFC 311. In a routine display of his dominance over the ...

Former undisputed lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira is the latest star to stake his claim for a title rematch with UFC 311 headliner, Islam Makhachev, claiming he is “next” for the ...

UFC 311 was originally supposed to be headlined by a highly-anticipated rematch between Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan, but on weigh-in day the UFC announced that the #1-ranked lightweight ...

Islam Makhachev extended his winning streak to 15 matches with an effortless D'arce submission in the first round (4:05) against Renato Moicano on Saturday night in Inglewood, Calif., to cap UFC ...

Islam Makhachev made history at UFC 311, securing his fifth consecutive lightweight title defense with a first-round D’arce choke victory over Renato Moicano. The bout headlined Saturday night ...

Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev submitted 10th-ranked Renato Moicano at 4:05 of the first round Saturday night at UFC 311 for his 15th straight victory INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Lightweight ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev submitted 10th-ranked Renato Moicano at 4:05 of the first round Saturday night at UFC 311 for his 15th straight victory. It didn’t ...