After hitting championship weight of 155 pounds at official weigh-ins the day before the fight, Makhachev gained 23.5 pounds, weighing-in at 178 pounds on the night of UFC 311. That's just ...

Islam Makhachev continues to get compared ... having surprisingly called out Dricus Du Plessis following his last win. After Makhachev sensationally called for a middleweight title fight against ...

As I already said at the press conference after the fight ... However, he does believe that Makhachev has the skill set to beat Du Plessis. Islam Makhachev is undoubtedly one of the most complete ...

MMA fans recently voiced their thoughts after learning that the UFC is planning a big fight for Islam ... Makhachev. However, Nurmagomedov opined that the current UFC featherweight champion needs ...

After Arman Tsarukyan fell out of the main event rematch with injury on one days’ notice, Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) got the job done against Moicano (20-6-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) courtesy of a ...

All [of them] I’ve beat… Dana I’m waiting, just call me. That’s it. “International Fight Week, that’s in June or July? I will be ready.” Islam Makhachev says he wants to return for ...

UFC President Dana White announced Friday that Islam Makhachev ... content Since beating Charles Oliveira for the vacant UFC lightweight title at UFC 280 in 2022, Makhachev has twice defeated ...

One of the things Islam Makhachev does better ... acknowledged after UFC 311 that Islam is the undeniable pound-for-pound king. Beating Moicano was enough to leapfrog the GOAT, Jonny “Bones ...

Chael Sonnen recently analyzed how a potential fight between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan might play out. Sonnen opined that Tsarukyan had the capacity to win but gave Makhachev the edge ...

However, according to UFC lightweight prospect, Beneil Dariush, there is one person who can truly beat Makhachev ... Meanwhile, Islam Makhachev has been called out by a former foe. After getting ...

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