His UFC 317 fight with Renato Moicano was his first since December of 2023. At 36 years old, and with salt-and-pepper hair, there was plenty of reason to doubt he could win his long-awaited ...

Matt Brown says Dustin Poirier deserves a lot of credit for the incredible body of work he put together in his career but he can’t be considered one of the greatest of all-time ...

The UFC 317 main event sees Ilia Topuria battling Charles Oliveira, with the vacant UFC Lightweight championship on the line following Islam Makhachev vacating the belt. The fight pits two top ...

Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) will see his 155-pound title run officially come to an end Saturday at UFC 317 in Las Vegas when Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira meet for the vacant strap in the ...

After Belal Muhammad lost the UFC Welterweight Title to challenger, Jack Della Maddalena, Islam Makhachev relinquished the 155lb title to move up to is moving up fact the Australian and become a ...

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 ...

It doesn’t look like Makhachev is completely sold on the event, throwing some shade at Topuria vs. Oliveira. “I just feel bad, man,” Makhachev said of UFC 317.

Islam Makhachev (red gloves) reacts after defeating Renato Moicano (blue gloves) in a lightweight title fight during UFC 311 at Intuit Dome. / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images ...

The announcement caused a mixture of enthusiasm and disappointment. It's a great headliner for UFC International Fight Week on June 28, but it meant we wouldn't see Makhachev vs. Topuria.