Newly crowned lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and indomitable featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. The timing was perfect. Makhachev had just demolished Charles Oliveira, and ...

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

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

UFC 311, scheduled for January 18, 2025, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, promises a night of high-stakes ...

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 ...

Everything you need to know about the UFC 311 fight card main event: Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan 2 - Including opening betting odds for the fight.

But there’s definitely nothing like that locked in.” Volkanovski has faced setbacks in title fights against Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria. While fans speculate that fan-favorite Diego Lopes ...

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 ...

Sean Strickland Other fighters receiving votes: Alexander Volkanovski, Khamzat Chimaev, Leon Edwards and Max Holloway. Brett Okamoto: 1. Ilia Topuria; 2. Islam Makhachev; 3. Alex Pereira ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...