The lightweight champion has now broken the record for most UFC title defences at 155lb, but isn’t keen to challenge former ...

That had Makhachev contemplating jumping up to 185 pounds, which middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis cautioned him about ...

You're a little bit big now. You cannot move too much." While Islam Makhachev is the number one pound-for-pound ranked fighter in the UFC's official rankings hierarchy, he is not number one in ...

Islam Makhachev ... recently shut down Makhachev’s claim and warned that he would overpower and dominate with ease. According to the South African, he’s a big middleweight and will have ...

Islam Makhachev had long hinted that he will not ... I know he walks around heavy, but I walk around heavy. He’s a big lightweight, I’m a big middleweight. There’s a big difference there ...

Current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev ... make the Moicano vs Makhachev showdown. Though Moicano could have shocked the world, he was dispatched in the first round by a Darce Choke submission.

MMA fans recently voiced their thoughts after learning that the UFC is planning a big fight for Islam Makhachev. Most of them opined that it probably wouldn't be against someone in Makhachev's ...

Islam Makhachev seems ... for the same opponent is not such a big motivation. But if Gaethje shows himself well in the next fight, we can meet,” said Makhachev. Islam Makhachev expresses ...

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 18: Islam Makhachev of Russia reacts ... the first round by a Darce Choke submission. Makhachev caught an early big shot but immediately shot after and took Moicano ...