The war of words between UFC champions Islam Makhachev and Dricus du Plessis is beginning to pick up steam. Dricus du Plessis brutally shut down Islam Makhachev‘s potential pursuit of ...

Islam Makhachev may have cemented himself as the greatest lightweight of all time, but there's still more work to be done for the reigning, defending UFC champion. On Saturday night in L.A ...

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 21: Islam Makhachev of Russia reacts after his knockout ... [+] victory against Alexander Volkanovski of Australia in the UFC lightweight championship ...

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 ...

Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov are known to be close friends and training partners. They both hail from Dagestan, Russia, and learned their craft under the tutelage of Khabib's father ...

Islam Makhachev (middle) shares short message following Usman Nurmagomedov's (second from left) PFL Dubai win. [Image courtesy: @islam_makhachev on Instagram] Islam Makhachev was part of an all ...

Islam Makhachev has established himself as one of the best modern-day MMA greats. Ruling the UFC lightweight division, Makhachev is looking unbeatable at the moment. Take his UFC 311 victory ...

2016. Jan 18, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Islam Makhachev (red gloves) fights Renato Moicano (blue gloves) in a lightweight title fight during UFC 311 at Intuit Dome. / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev reached out to his anxious mother immediately after his history-making win at UFC 311. Islam Makhachev defeated short-notice replacement opponent Renato ...

Undisputed UFC lightweight champion of the world Islam Makhachev has the skills to become a UFC champion in three different weight classes, according to his coach. Javier Mendez has masterminded ...

Recently, fans witnessed Islam Makhachev secure a first-round submission victory over Renato Moicano at UFC 311. With this win, Makhachev has nearly cleared out the division’s top contenders.

Israel Adesanya envisions plenty of grappling exchanges in the UFC 311 headliner. Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) defends his lightweight title in a rematch against Arman Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA ...