Islam Makhachev‘s recent departure from the UFC lightweight division was quite a shocking move. After years of dominating ...

The UFC signed Makhachev in 2014 after 11 wins in a row on the Russian scene. It wouldn’t be until May 2015 when Makhachev ...

Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev are both moving up in weight, preventing a fight from two of the UFC's biggest stars, but that hasn't kept the two from engaging in a war of words. Topuria vacated ...

Islam Makhachev is eyeing a new challenge—and a second belt. The reigning lightweight king has set his sights on welterweight gold in a bid to join the ...

As his client looks to secure a second UFC title, the manager of Islam Makhachev is hoping for another titleholder to lose soon enough. It was recently announced that Makhachev will vacate his UFC ...

Islam Makhachev Moving Up To Welterweight In The Wake Of Belal’s Loss It has already been confirmed by Dana White that Makhachev will fight JDM for the 170 lb title, likely sometime early in the ...