Check out the best photos from Islam Makhachev's first-round submission win over Renato Moicano at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. (Fight and venue photos by Gary A. Vasquez, USA Today ...

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), ...

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 ...

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 ...

Makhachev said he he hopes his 170-pound title fight against Della Maddalena is booked for UFC's annual event in Madison Square Garden in November, which is a venue he has long wanted to compete in.

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 ...