One of those losses came to then lightweight champion Makhachev, who submitted Poirier in the final round of their title fight at UFC 302 last summer. Poirier drew blood from Makhachev and earned the ...

Islam Makhachev supports Dustin Poirier in his UFC 318 retirement fight against Max Holloway on July 19, predicting a win for ...

UFC 318 also will mark Holloway’s return to the lightweight division after a knockout loss to Ilia Topuria at UFC 308. He opted to make the full-time move to lightweight following the fight, hinting ...

Dustin Poirier gave insight on Islam Makhachev's UFC welterweight debut. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) vacated his UFC lightweight title for a move up to 170 pounds, and is expected to challenge ...

Former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev shares his prediction for the UFC 318 Holloway-Poirier fight.

Islam Makhachev tells Kamaru Usman to get in line for a UFC welterweight title shot. After Usman snapped a three-fight losing skid with a dominant win over Joaquin Buckley in the UFC on ESPN 69 ...