With Belal Muhammad no longer holding the welterweight title ... Indeed, all eyes are now on whether Islam Makhachev can secure his second belt or if Jack Della Maddalena will spoil the party.

A few weeks ago, UFC CBO Hunter Campbell showed up in Dagestan and Dubai to work out what was next for Makhachev. Would he stay at 155 pounds and fight former 145 pound champion Ilia Topuria? Or would ...

However, During a recent photoshoot with current Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev ... after being mocked for needing Makhachev’s guidance on holding the belt. At first, former UFC champion ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev are holding firm on who deserves the ... to move up to 155 pounds and pursue the lightweight belt. Fans immediately started speculating about a superfight ...

The Islam Makhachev next fight news has arrived ... Now, with pal Belal Muhammad no longer holding the 170-pound belt, the Russian will get a chance to do something mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov ...

Makhachev is the current UFC Lightweight ... That was made more difficult as Belal Muhammad had been holding the belt. Islam and Belal are close, having trained with each other.

Islam Makhachev’s next move was set to be determined ... With Muhammad no longer holding the belt, Makhachev didn’t waste any time in confirming his plan to test himself at 170 pounds in ...

That was until the events of UFC 315 prompted a response from Makhachev ... a title shot immediately due to his not holding the featherweight belt for that long. The issue is that the UFC has ...

Della Maddalena took the welterweight title from Belal Muhammad at UFC 315, and is now set to defend the belt against the lightweight king ...

The main event of UFC 317, the latest duel over the lightweight gold, pits former featherweight champion Topuria against former 155lb king Oliveira, after Islam Makhachev ... longer keen on fighters ...