Belal Muhammad's UFC 315 loss may have ruined plans for an Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria superfight, claims his manager. ... Islam Makhachev (Photo by Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images), ...

Joaquin Buckley (Photo by Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images) and Islam Makhachev (Photo by Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images) One of the most significant developments in the UFC this year is Islam ...

On May 6th, 2025, UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev took a photo with UFC's Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell in Dagestan. Campbell certainly didn't travel to the other side of the ...

Islam Makhachev tells Kamaru Usman to get in line for a UFC welterweight title shot. After Usman snapped a three-fight losing skid with a dominant win over Joaquin Buckley in the UFC on ESPN 69 ...

But Tuesday, UFC CEO Dana White announced Makhachev has vacated the 155-pound title. It was presumed when Ilia Topuria vacated the featherweight title to move up to lightweight, that it was for a ...

Ilia Topuria went off on Islam Makhachev for moving up to welterweight instead of fighting him. Before Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) vacated his UFC lightweight title, he dismissed ex ...

But Tuesday, UFC CEO Dana White announced Makhachev has vacated the 155-pound title. It was presumed when Ilia Topuria vacated the featherweight title to move up to lightweight, that it was for a ...