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

Sean Strickland believes Islam Makhachev is too small for middleweight and has warned him against moving up the division in ...

Islam Makhachev’s D’Arce choke is becoming a signature move after it netted him Submission of the Month honors again in ...

Makhachev’s victory over Renato Moicano was so easy that it felt darn near anticlimactic. Is it time for Ilia Topuria to come ...

Islam Makhachev recently reflected on his successful title defense against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 and highlighted areas in which he believes he could have been better. The Dagestani noted that he ...

Some already consider Islam Makhachev’s path to UFC gold harder ... but Dustin Poirier at UFC 302. “Dustin [Poirier] was the biggest challenge,” Mendez exclaimed. “Dustin brought it ...

Relive the action as Islam Makhachev retained his lightweight belt against Renato Moicano, who stepped in on one day’s notice after an injury to Arman Tsarukyan ...

Islam Makhachev debunks Arman Tsarukyan's opinion ... fight with his last victory coming against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302. Poirier did a good job of defending Makhachev's takedowns throughout ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev defends his title at UFC 311 against Arman Tsarukyan. The two fighters are the betting favorites to end 2025 as UFC LW champion.

Islam Makhachev managed to make history on Saturday night and etch his name into the pantheon of greats champions. However, history is not going to look back kindly on the Dagestani’s run with ...

The highly anticipated fight between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan has been canceled after Tsarukyan withdrew due to a back injury.

Islam Makhachev believes his viral backstage altercation ... ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 last year. Ahead of UFC 311, Makhachev, Tsarukyan, and the co ...