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 ...

Islam Makhachev doesn’t see much to gain from fighting fellow UFC champion Ilia Topuria.

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

In the main event, the #1 P4P fighter in the world and current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev ... champion Alexander Volkanovski. The last time we saw Makhachev was back at UFC 302 in ...

During a recent interview with Spanish radio show El Partidazo de COPE, Topuria dropped a bombshell on his UFC career, ...

UFC president Dana White revealed Wednesday that Islam Makhachev will fight Arman ... Oliveira and three title defenses against Alexander Volkanovski (twice) and Dustin Poirier in that streak.

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 ...

LAS VEGAS – Islam Makhachev seems to be done welcoming challengers from 145 pounds. Makhachev, UFC lightweight champion, has defended his title twice against Alexander Volkanovski, who was then ...

The mixed martial arts leader is set to open its pay-per-view schedule for 2025 in style, having confirmed championship ...

Brett Okamoto: 1. Ilia Topuria; 2. Islam Makhachev; 3. Alex Pereira; 4. Tom Aspinall; 5. Jon Jones; 6. Alexandre Pantoja; 7. Belal Muhammad; 8. Merab Dvalishvili; 9 ...