Daniel Cormier warns Islam Makhachev about the difficulties of moving up to middleweight, citing Dricus Du Plessis’ strength ...

Chael Sonnen believes the true reason UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has been talking about chasing a second title ...

As I already said at the press conference after the fight, if they offered it to me tomorrow and said they will give me time, I would not turn it down. Islam Makhachev via Ushatayka’s YouTube ...

Islam Makhachev weighed 178 pounds the night of ... Prochazka, who had toyed with a move down to middleweight, who tipped the scale at 208.2 pounds when he knocked out Hill — who had swelled ...

INGLEWOOD, California — Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev submitted ... It didn’t take long for Makhachev (27-1-0) after he took down Moicano (20-6-1), as he quickly administered a D ...

Heading into Saturday’s UFC 311 fight card, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was tied with three other fighters for the most title defenses in UFC lightweight history. Less than five ...

The UFC’s first Pay-Per-View event of 2025 boasted two championship fights at the top of the bill, although Islam Makhachev’s headlining title defense did experience a major weigh-in day ...

Chael Sonnen recently analyzed how a potential fight between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan might play out. Sonnen opined that Tsarukyan had the capacity to win but gave Makhachev the edge ...

Inglewood: Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev submitted 10th ... It didn’t take long for Makhachev (27-1-0) after he took down Moicano (20-6-1), as he quickly administered a D’Arce choke.

There’s no doubt that the claims of Islam Makhachev being a better version of Khabib Nurmagomedov hold weight. His impressive winning streak and ability to dominate anyone who steps in his path ...

Islam Makhachev retained his lightweight title with ... The reigning UFC lightweight champion has shown no signs of slowing down at age 33, even though he was facing an overmatched opponent ...