Those losses, however, need to be fully explained. Two of them came one division higher at lightweight against champion Islam Makhachev, who doubles as the sport's reigning P4P king. Not only did ...

Javier Mendez would have no issues if Paddy Pimblett was awarded a UFC title shot. Pimblett (23-3 MMA, 7-0 UFC) remained unbeaten in the octagon when he finished-former title challenger Michael ...

Merab Dvalishvili speaks out! 🥊 Is Islam Makhachev ducking Ilia Topuria? 🤔 Join the debate in the MMA community! 🔥 . . . . . #MMA #Dvalishvili #Makhachev #Topuria #FightTalk #UFC # ...

Ilia Topuria has declared himself the rightful challenger for Islam Makhachev’s UFC lightweight title, firing back at Khabib Nurmagomedov for backing Arman Tsarukyan and accusing the MMA legend ...

I don't know what kind of agreements Ilia and the UFC had. But from Islam's side he already gave two title shots to 145-lbs champions [Volkanovski x2]. "Let's imagine Topuria moves up and gets a ...

Rumours spread in recent months that Muhammad had fallen out with teammate Makhachev and coach Nurmagomedov, but that has been denied by both sides. “Islam wants to fight at 170lb, but we can ...

1. Islam Makhachev UFC lightweight champion Record: 27-1 Last: W (Sub1) vs. Renato Moicano, Jan. 18 Next: TBD He staked his claim as the greatest lightweight of all time by swiftly dispatching ...

Alexander Volkanvoski has given a fascinating breakdown of Islam Makhachev vs Ilia Topuria. In his esteemed career, ‘The Great’ has shown so much heart, overcoming many a hurdle to win a ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov has cleared up the situation atop the lightweight division, insisting that Islam Makhachev will not move up to challenge Belal Muhammad for the welterweight belt. In February ...

Islam Makhachev (c) def. Renato Moicano, Submission (brabo choke) - for UFC Lightweight Championship Merab Dvalishvili (c) def. Umar Nurmagomedov, Decision (unanimous) - for UFC Bantamweight ...

After getting knocked out by Islam Makhachev, his own daughter delivered a perfectly timed joke that had him cracking up—and reminded everyone that even champions get humbled at home.