When Islam Makhachev retained his lightweight title in dominant fashion in January, UFC president Dana White declared him the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the organisation. The 33-year ...

One under-appreciated fact about Islam Makhachev is that he lost his second UFC fight. Now 16 fights deep into his UFC career and defending his lightweight strap for a fourth time, Makhachev ...

Islam Makhachev is targeting a historic fight against the UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis. The current welterweight champion is Belal Muhammad. The latter is very close with Islam.

If Islam Makhachev's prediction is correct, a third Nurmagomedov could hold UFC gold soon. Makhachev, the UFC lightweight champion, and bantamweight title challenger Nurmagomedov each compete at ...

UFC 311 is headlined by a massive rematch between Islam Makhachev (26-1) and Arman Tsarukyan (22-3) for the lightweight title. Makhachev, the current champion, defeated Tsarukyan by unanimous ...

Islam Makhachev defends his lightweight title against Arman Tsarukyan in a rematch half a decade in the making, while bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili gets what might be his toughest test ...

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 ...