Makhachev, UFC lightweight champion, has defended his title twice against Alexander Volkanovski, who was then champion of the ...

Despite Ilia Topuria's calls to face Islam Makhachev following his UFC 308 win, the lightweight champion isn't interested in ...

Islam Makhachev doesn't see much to gain from fighting fellow UFC champion Ilia Topuria. Featherweight champ Topuria (16-0 ...

Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), who was keen on fighting Volkanovski a second time following his successful title defense against Max Holloway in October, is now saying he’d like a bigger challenge for ...

In pursuit of this goal, Topuria has frequently called out Islam ... bouts against Alexander Volkanovski and the criticism he received for fighting featherweights. Despite this, Makhachev ...

Islam Makhachev ... a second crack at Makhachev. Makhachev (26-1) hasn't lost a fight in nine years and has wins over Oliveira, former featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and submitted ...

UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria said in an interview this week one of the matchups that most intrigues him would be a fight up a division with Islam Makhachev, the reigning lightweight ...

He dreamed it, and confirmed it was real when he knocked out Alexander Volkanovski ... defend the crown against Volkanovski in a rematch and the option of Islam Makhachev (26-1) for a hypothetical ...