Islam Makhachev is suffering from a hand injury that may keep him from an expected October fight date in Abu Dhabi. While nothing has officially been announced, reports have Makhachev penciled in ...

Let's see if I can recover. If not, I might even have to have surgery… Fight fans eagerly anticipated Makhachev’s return to Abu Dhabi later this year. However, this injury has thrown a wrench ...

He highlights how uneasy he felt about his prior encounters in Abu Dhabi because of strange surroundings and disturbed habits. Makhachev has fought three times in the last five fights, all in Abu ...

You deserve one in Abu Dhabi. My turn to get booed.” The rematch conversation once again opened up a group photo of both teams. Makhachev’s manager Rizvan Magomedov also mentioned Abu Dhabi as ...

On about ten days’ notice, Alexander Volkanovski made weight for his upcoming UFC lightweight title fight against champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 294 on October 21. UFC 294 is in Abu Dhabi and ...

The UFC's 18th visit to Abu Dhabi commences on Saturday as the MMA ... Volkanovski accepted a lightweight title rematch with Islam Makhachev on just 12 days' notice in the main event.

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev clarifies that he made no demands to rematch Charles Oliveira in Abu Dhabi. Oliveira (34-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC) will run things back with Makhachev (24-1 MMA ...

The 12-bout show crammed into the Etihad Arena—dubbed "Fight Island" in the early days of the pandemic two years ago—in Abu Dhabi ... training partner Islam Makhachev told anyone who ...

Islam Makhachev defended his lightweight belt via first-round KO against Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 294 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Here’s what you need to know: Still the ...