Fight fans are eagerly anticipating the next move of the pound-for-pound king. Islam Makhachev has multiple different paths that he could go down for his second outing of 2025 with big options on ...

If Belal beats him next month? We may end up getting that Islam-Ilia fight, which makes you wonder if this whole thing is strategic. Perhaps Makhachev is trying to drum up some rooting interest ...

Perhaps, both Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira are too scared to fight him! And this is something that the former champ champ, Daniel Cormier is not okay with. “Ilia Topuria might strike ...

"Maybe [it was the toughest fight of Islam Makhachev's career]. Because with Volkanovski, the fifth round was the hardest fifth round he's ever had. So on that one there, the last bit in that ...

The calls are mounting for the Ilia Topuria vs. Islam Makhachev fight to get the seal of approval. With a lot going on at the helm of lightweight, the UFC has not yet confirmed things. On the ...

Islam Makhachev defending his lightweight title against Ilia Topuria would be a huge fight but it’s clear that one side of the matchup is more keen on the idea than the other. Having already ...

Islam Makhachev may be facing ... especially considering the expectations of MMA fans. Makhachev also faces the pressure of an expectation that this fight must happen, something Dariush believes ...

However, any long-time fight fan knows that for every Khabib ... The lightweight champion Islam Makhachev is considered the top pound-for-pound fighter on earth right now, thanks to a string ...

He believes Islam Makhachev is hesitant to fight Ilia Topuria, fearing a win would be dismissed as another victory over a featherweight. Tsarukyan anticipates a title shot, potentially for an ...