The Russian stated that Topuria's No.1 position in the pound-for-pound rankings "is just marketing" and that they will fight ...

UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has given his thoughts on a potential timeline for the mixed martial arts retirement of Islam ...

Javier Mendez, who has been in the corner of both Nurmagomedov and Makhachev, has echoed similar viewpoints in the past, ...

Islam Makhachev's coach Javier Mendez agrees with Khabib Nurmagomedov that Jack Della Maddalena will be the toughest opponent ...

Amid one of their most controversial weeks ever, the Nelk Boys headed to Spain where they got in the gym with UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria. They all agreed to a light sparring session, with ...

Ever since Jack Della Maddalen a’s win over Belal Muhammad back in May, the newly minted champ has been on a collision course with former pound-for-pound kingpin Islam Makhachev. According to Khabib ...

Islam Makhachev confirmed that negotiations are nearly done for his welterweight title clash against Jack Della Maddalena.

Veteran MMA coach Javier Mendez recently agreed with Khabib Nurmagomedov about who would be Islam Makhachev's toughest test in the cage.

And Makhachev needs to beat all of them to justify his legacy. “Islam ain’t no big threat to the welterweight division. This is the deepest weight class you can get into right now.

Islam Makhachev explains why Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 is a "50/50" fight.

So basically, I’m just assuming Islam would be thinking about retirement at that particular age. Realistically, he can have 7–8 fights — depends on what Islam wants,” said Mendez.