The final round was a far cry from the first 20 minutes of the ... UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, who captured the title by submitting Oliveira in 2022, is expected to defend his ...

Reigning UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev has made it clear: his focus is firmly on defending his title and pursuing new challenges within his division. As he prepares to face Arman ...

Arman Tsarukyan shares training photo of him and the only man to beat Islam Makhachev in the lead up to UFC 311 ...

Arman Tsarukyan seeks redemption against Islam Makhachev in a lightweight title rematch at UFC 311, and he may have a secret ...

Islam Makhachev doesn't see much to gain from fighting fellow UFC champion Ilia Topuria. Featherweight champ Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and his head coach expressed interest in moving up a weight ...

Nate Diaz and Islam Makhachev clashed backstage after UFC 311 presser, with Diaz throwing a water bottle before security ...

Beating Islam Makhachev isn't just about winning the UFC lightweight world title for Arman Tsarukyan. It's about beating the legacy of Khabib Nurmagomedov.

However, his remarks didn’t sit well with Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov, prompting Makhachev to fire back with a sharp response. Dvalishvili is set to defend his bantamweight title ...

And Colby Covington is a master at it. He recently took aim at Islam Makhachev and his mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov, accusing them of being “weight bullies” who manipulate their weight cuts to ...

If Islam Makhachev is to cement his legacy as the greatest UFC lightweight in history, he'd at least like to do it by fighting lightweights. The UFC double champion hype might have run its course ...

Nate Diaz and UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev got into a scuffle backstage after the UFC 311 press conference in Las Vegas. Nate Diaz is known to ruffle many feathers and incite chaos in ...