The likelihood of Islam Makhachev returning before 2025 isn’t sounding good. Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Lightweight champion and pound-for-pound best fighter (unless you’re Dana ...

Charles Oliveira's coach Diego Lima admits Ilia Topuria would be a bigger fight than UFC champ Islam Makhachev. The upper echelon of the lightweight division awaits Makhachev's (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC ...

Charles Oliveira gave some insight on Islam Makhachev's projected title defense vs. Arman Tsarukyan. Lightweight champion Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) is expected to make his next title defense ...

The UFC is heading to Rio on October 11th and it will be the homecoming for a former world champion. Former lightweight ...

In pursuit of becoming a two-division champion, Makhachev relinquished his lightweight title shortly after friend Belal ...

Once Makhachev won the lightweight title against Charles Oliveira in one-sided fashion near the end of 2022, he looked every bit the elite fighter as Nurmagomedov, with a small spin on the formula.

That was just part of an ongoing 14-fight winning streak for Makhachev, who captured the lightweight strap with a second-round submission of Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 and has since defended the ...

It appears that a date has finally been set for a title bout between UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan. Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2 Reportedly Set For UFC 311 Unbeaten ...