Joaquin Buckley believes former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev's skill set will translate well to 170 pounds.

Ian Machado Garry sees a big storyline in a potential UFC title fight against Islam Makhachev. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) ...

UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov will return to corner lightweight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 302. The highly anticipated pay-per-view event will see Makhachev defend his title against ...

Morales' fight with Gilbert Burns (22-8) had been flipped from the UFC 314 card to the promotion's most recent pay-per-view ...

Islam Makhachev defended his lightweight title and extended his winning streak to 14 fights, third-longest in UFC history, by getting a submission victory over Dustin Poirier in the fifth round on ...

Chael Sonnen has weighed in on the situation as rumors swirl about Islam Makhachev potentially moving up to the welterweight class. He believes that nobody would dare strip Makhachev of his title ...

Islam Makhachev is eyeing a new challenge—and a second belt. The reigning lightweight king has set his sights on welterweight ...

Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria? Khabib Nurmagomedov wants to see something else first. The next lightweight title fight is still unconfirmed, Ariel Helwani shedding light on Makhachev vs.

Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira are now officially set to battle for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 317 on June 28 during International Fight Week. With Islam Makhachev vacating the belt ...

(Update: Islam Makhachev defeated Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 to defend his lightweight title. Read more here.) BRICK TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Islam Makhachev blends in, in the scariest way possible.

and Islam Makhachev made sure that remained true Saturday night, submitting him in the fifth round to retain the lightweight title during UFC 302 at the Prudential Center. Makhachev had to fight ...