Islam Makhachev, under Khabib Nurmagomedov's mentorship, dominated a short-notice title fight at UFC 311, reinforcing his global status and solidifying his elite lightweight division position.

Chael Sonnen believes Islam Makhachev wanted no part of Ilia Topuria and can't beliebe he even vacated his lightweight title ...

A well-known UFC analyst thinks Islam Makhachev did all he could to avoid a clash with former UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia ...

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If things don’t work out for Islam Makhachev in his venture to welterweight, he won’t have an immediate title shot waiting ...

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

According to BetOnline, Makhachev opened as the -200 betting favorite over Della Maddalena, who was the +170 betting underdog following his win over Muhammad at UFC 315. Those betting lines have ...

Ilia Topuria has fired shots at Islam Makhachev following confirmation of his next fight. Topuria will fight Charles Oliveira for the lightweight belt at UFC 317. Makhachev has vacated the ...

Aljamain Sterling (left) discusses Islam Makhachev (center) and Khabib Nurmagomedov's (right) time in the promotion. [Images courtesy: @funkmastermma and @islam_makhachev on Instagram] Aljamain ...

Islam Makhachev has hit back at Ilia Topuria’s claims that he ran from a fight with him. The UFC lightweight champion was expected to defend his belt against Ilia Topuria at UFC 317 on June 28 ...

Islam Makhachev and his team still sees him as the lightweight champion despite officially relinquishing the belt in order to move up to welterweight. [Image courtesy: Getty Images] The UFC ...