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 ... 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 ...

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 (left) was met with some insulting words from Conor McGregor (right) who has since deleted the insult from his online post [Images Courtesy: @TheNotoriousMMA and @MAKHACHEVMMA on X ...

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