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

For one fleeting moment in the first round of Saturday night's UFC 311 main event, it looked like we might witness one of the ...

Islam Makhachev’s UFC 311 title defense was expected to be one of the most difficult ones. Scheduled to face Arman Tsarukyan, the champion had a lot of predictions coming in favoring his loss.

Islam Makhachev may have cemented himself as the greatest lightweight of all time, but there's still more work to be done for the reigning, defending UFC champion. On Saturday night in L.A ...

Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov are known to be close friends and training partners. They both hail from Dagestan, Russia, and learned their craft under the tutelage of Khabib's father ...

Islam Makhachev – dominant UFC lightweight champion, definitive pound-for-pound king, and as it turns out, a rather retaliatory retainer of long-forgotten grudges. The popular lightweight ...

Nate Diaz has launched verbal shots in the direction of Islam Makhachev, comparing the UFC lightweight champion to an Ewok from Star Wars. The pair of MMA legends are currently locked in a heated ...

Current lightweight champ Islam Makhachev, meanwhile, has long been hailed as Nurmagomedov's second coming. In the early days of Makhachev's UFC career, that comparison was harder to justify.

Paddy Pimblett was angered by Renato Moicano's loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC 311. Moicano (20-6-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) was quickly submitted by lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC ...

Heading into Saturday’s UFC 311 fight card, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was tied with three other fighters for the most title defenses in UFC lightweight history. Less than five ...

The new UFC 311 headliner, Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano, has set the MMA community abuzz with speculation about how the short-notice high-level title showdown could play out. We asked Google ...

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 21: Islam Makhachev of Russia reacts after his knockout ... [+] victory against Alexander Volkanovski of Australia in the UFC lightweight championship ...