Islam Makhachev’s D’Arce choke is becoming a signature move after it netted him Submission of the Month honors again in ...

Islam Makhachev recently reflected on his successful title defense against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 and highlighted areas in which he believes he could have been better. The Dagestani noted that ...

Islam Makhachev (far left ... he would have continued striking with Dustin Poirier at UFC 302. In fact, Makhachev believes he was on the verge of a knockout. Instead, Nurmagomedov, his friend ...

Coach Javier Mendez called Poirier Makhachev’s toughest fight to date. Nurmagomedov thinks Makhachev can only grow from a ...

The UFC returns to Inglewood, Calif., on Saturday night for its UFC 311 pay-per-view offering a pair of title fights: Islam ...

UFC President Dana White announced Friday that Islam Makhachev will defend the UFC lightweight title against Renato Moicano ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev defends his title at UFC 311 against Arman Tsarukyan. The two fighters are the betting favorites to end 2025 as UFC LW champion.

Poirier defeated Chandler via rear naked choke in their meeting at UFC 281 before being knocked out in a rematch with Justin Gaethje the following year, but “The Diamond” rebounded by stopping surging ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev share a common UFC opponent. UFC lightweight champion Makhachev's most recent title defense came in a fifth-round submission of Dustin Poirier at UFC 302.

Makhachev’s victory over Renato Moicano was so easy that it felt darn near anticlimactic. Is it time for Ilia Topuria to come ...