On Tuesday, Nurmagomedov offered his thoughts on the Lightweight title picture, a division currently owned by his protege and longtime team mate Islam Makhachev. Topuria is widely viewed as next ...

Only time will tell what Islam Makhachev decides to do and how the lightweight title picture plays out in the UFC going forward.

The title picture at 155-pounds became a lot more ... It isn’t known what will be next for Islam Makhachev at this point in time but a huge fight against the division’s most polarizing figure ...

Islam Makhachev ... It also raises his profile and begs the question: Who's next? The lightweight division is never short on contenders or intriguing options. Makhachev has proven himself to ...

UFC lightweight king Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov recently poked fun at reigning UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili. It all started when Dvalishvili uploaded a video to his ...

Few topics spark as much debate as grappling credentials in MMA, and as such, Islam Makhachev ... others weren’t so lucky. Makhachev downgraded several high-profile fighters for their BJJ ...

Islam Makhachev Moving Up To Welterweight In The Wake Of Belal’s Loss It has already been confirmed by Dana White that Makhachev will fight JDM for the 170 lb title, likely sometime early in the ...

There's no shortage of potential contenders to face reigning UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev ... about the current lightweight title picture in the UFC, and said that the UFC's ...

In the main event, featherweight champion Alexander Volanovski is stepping in on less than two week's notice to rematch lightweight champion Islam Makhachev ... pound title picture where the ...

Such is the case of Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight king Islam Makhachev ... Knocking on Contention Makhachev’s road to the title picture was a long and arduous journey.