The pound-for-pound #1 mixed martial artist in the world in 2025 is Islam Makhachev Makhachev is the UFClightweight champion ...

MMA fans voiced their appreciation for the reigning UFC Lightweight Champ, Islam Makhachev, after witnessing one of his ...

Daniel Cormier questions calls to strip Islam Makhachev’s title, pointing to Jon Jones’ inactive heavyweight reign.

UFC 317, headlining International Fight Week in June 2025, awaits its main event. Fans are eager for the announcement. Rumors ...

Islam Makhachev hasn’t fought since defending the UFC lightweight belt against Renato Moicano at UFC 311 earlier this year. After defeating Moicano, Makhachev hinted at an upcoming move to ...

When the UFC rankings feature a dominant champion and an undefeated contender rising through the ranks—even in different ...

Carlos Prates sees UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev as a tougher matchup than welterweight champ Belal Muhammad.

I was always chasing a title." Losing to UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev last June was Poirier's final crack at gold if he were to walk away completely. Finishing 0-3 in lineal UFC ...

It might be just a matter of time before Islam Makhachev moves up a weight class. The UFC Lightweight Champion has been considering the massive career change for a while now, one of the only ...

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Mateusz Gamrot doesn't like Ilia Topuria's chances against Islam Makhachev at all. After back-to-back knockouts of Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, Topuria vacated his ...

Yet, this is also really about lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, who has his eyes on moving up to 170 pounds if Della Maddalena prevails in Quebec at UFC 315 on May 10. If that weren’t ...