When Ilia Topuria vacated the featherweight title and announced plans to make a permanent switch to lightweight, a matchup with Islam Makhachev ... saw his teammate Dustin Poirier submitted ...

and improved version of Poirier. Naturally, this would make things utterly interesting for Makhachev. “Like, he was able to push Islam. And so, I just thought maybe [Della Maddalena] is a bigger ...

Dustin Poirier believes Ilia Topuria has the skills to beat Islam Makhachev – but maybe not the size. UFC featherweight champion Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is eager to move up a weight class ...

Despite being one of the most dominant wrestlers and grapplers the UFC has ever seen, Islam Makhachev has been ... struggled a little to take down Dustin Poirier,” Cormier began to explain ...

Islam Makhachev (right) celebrates after submitting Dustin Poirier (Getty Images) That brings us to their skillsets. Nurmagomedov, now 36, was one of the greatest examples of complete mastery in ...

Islam Makhachev is moving up to the welterweight division, vacating his lightweight title after dominating the competition. Now, he’s eyeing a shot at Jack Della Maddalena’s belt. As ...

For a good while, it was thought that if Islam ... his belt.. Makhachev, 33, set the UFC record for consecutive title defenses at 155 pounds with wins over Renato Moicano, Dustin Poirier and ...

Ilia Topuria has fired shots at Islam Makhachev ... was against an aged Dustin Poirier, and the last one was against Renato Moicano on a day's notice. Team Khabib and Makhachev's camp made it ...

Islam Makhachev has fired back at Ilia Topuria ... in 2023, one against Dustin Poirier in 2024, and one against Renato Moicano in January. He outpointed then knocked out Volkanovski in their ...

Islam Makhachev has always ... a joint-record, before Makhachev broke it with four. The friends even have a shared opponent: Dustin Poirier, whom both submitted to retain the title – Khabib ...