UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has been vocal about moving up to welterweight and becoming a two-division champion. The only hindrance Makhachev is facing is that his friend Belal ...

Islam Makhachev’s coach is focusing on a different challenger than Ilia Topuria after a lightweight shake-up this weekend. Makhachev has been struggling for challengers since breaking the record ...

Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria is not official, but if that contract comes Makhachev’s way, his team is ready to sign on ...

Veteran MMA analyst Luke Thomas recently predicted that a fight between lightweight kingpin Islam Makhachev and undefeated phenom Ilia Topuria will happen in 2025. Thomas suggests Makhachev has ...

UFC’s top pound-for-pound fighter, Islam Makhachev (26-1), returns to the octagon to make his fourth defense of the lightweight title. The Dagestani fighter was set to appear at UFC 311 to face ...

Topuria has been calling out UFC Lightweight Championship Islam Makhachev for months, and has hinted at a superfight on numerous occasions. Now that fight plans have been confirmed, fans can't do ...

In a video captured by Álvaro Colmenero, Topuria didn’t mince words when discussing Makhachev, declaring, 'I am preparing for the Islam Makhachev fight, but he is afraid.' He remains confident ...