According to a former title challenger for the UFC's 170-pound belt, Islam Makhachev could move up to pursue welterweight gold sooner rather than later.

Usman thinks it makes sense for Makhachev to move up and challenge welterweight champion Belal Muhammad, a frequent training ...

Islam Makhachev has been told that he’s being a ‘bully’ and has to move up a division to fight Belal Muhammad if he wants to be taken seriously. The reigning lightweight champion could potentially ...

Islam Makhachev extended his reign over the lightweight division with a first-round submission win over Renato Moicano at UFC ...

Kamaru Usman believes Islam Makhachev should fight Belal Muhammad regardless of their training history. UFC ...

During UFC 311 fight week, Makhachev stated with certainty that before he retired he would become a two-division champion. However, friend and part-time teammate Belal Muhammad currently holds the ...

Islam Makhachev closed out UFC 311 with a first-round submission win over Renato Moicano to defend his UFC lightweight ...

Off the back of UFC 311, Islam Makhachev has been urged to put his friendship aside and fight Belal Muhammad in the future by ...

It's difficult getting a group of people to agree on almost anything. But the ESPN pound-for-pound voting panel is now ...

Makhachev became the UFC record holder for lightweight title defenses this past weekend at UFC 311 after he submitted Renato Moicano in the first round. It was an unexpected last-minute matchup after ...

The Islam Makhachev next fight news should arrive in the next few months. Until then, we look at three potential ...

Former UFC fighter Michael Bisping believes that Islam Makhachev deserves a shot at a "double-weight championship belt" as a ...