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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

This will be Tsarukyan’s first title fight in the UFC. The Armenian fighter has won each of his last four bouts, including a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Khabib and Islam are like brothers with ... and middleweight king also highlighted Makhachev's takedown manoeuvre on Dustin Poirier at UFC 302. While risky, GSP admitted it was one of his favorite ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has been backed for future middleweight success by Shara Magomedov.