Islam Makhachev was able to defend his lightweight title for the third time when he defeated Dustin Poirier via fifth-round submission at UFC 302. Ahead of his attempted divisional record breaking ...

The pair of MMA legends put on a fight for the ages on February 12, 2023, at UFC 284 inside the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images Islam Makhachev says he didn’t have ...

Some already consider Islam Makhachev’s path to UFC gold harder ... s brutal five-rounder with Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284 that was his hardest fight, but Dustin Poirier at UFC 302.

Islam Makhachev has been rumored to cut an enormous amount of weight to make the 155-pound lightweight championship limit.

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.

In a 5-round lightweight championship bout in the main event, Islam Makhachev and Renato Moicano meet at UFC 311 Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s UFC odds ...

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 ...

Beneil Dariush has an interesting pick for the UFC lightweight who has the best chance of dethroning Islam Makhachev.

Following UFC 311, Islam Makhachev stands alone with the most UFC lightweight title fight wins. Next up is Anderson Silva's ...

New, last-minute challenger, no problem for Islam Makhachev. The lightweight champion kept hold of his title in the main ...