Islam Makhachev Moving Up To Welterweight In The Wake Of Belal’s Loss It has already been confirmed by Dana White that Makhachev will fight JDM for the 170 lb title, likely sometime early in the ...

Follow Us 29 Islam Makhachev and Jack Della Maddalena (Image Credits: Imagn Images) Islam Makhachev is excited about his welterweight debut. But he wants to approach the fight with caution.

Javier Mendez recently stated how Islam Makhachev might stay around for just three more fights. While nothing has been confirmed yet, former UFC double champion Daniel Cormier seems to be quite ...

Dustin Poirier on Islam Makhachev vs Jack Della Maddalena During the recent UFC 318 media day, Dustin Poirier shared his thoughts on Islam Makhachev’s welterweight debut. "Islam's a big guy.

Despite the shake-up, White hasn’t shut the door on a potential Makhachev vs. Topuria bout. “Another massive fight would be Ilia vs. Islam, too,” White said on FULL SEND PODCAST.

Islam Makhachev has always done a fine job of emulating Khabib Nurmagomedov. Both fighters were forged in Dagestan, made it to the UFC, won the lightweight title, became pound-for-pound No 1, and ...

Former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has the perfect battleground to begin his welterweight campaign. Makhachev, who vacated the 155-pound title in preparation to hunt welterweight ...

However, Makhachev didn’t want to fight the Georgian Spaniard until he had proven himself at 155 pounds. Sonnen recently had some strong criticism for Makhachev’s move to 170.

While Islam Makhachev had been eyeing a move up to welterweight for a while, he didn’t confirm the decision until Belal Muhammad was dethroned by Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315.