UFC 302, headlined by a lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev ... leg and puts Poirier on the canvas to close out the round. As Round 3 starts, Makhachev lands a knee strike to the ...

After his tough loss to Islam Makhachev ... knee injury, which complicates potential matchmaking. Meanwhile, Poirier continues to be strategic about his last dance in the UFC. Also Read: Dustin ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev acknowledges he wasn't flawless against Dustin Poirier. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) notched his third title defense when he submitted Poirier in Round 5 ...

Perennial contender Dustin Poirier has weighed in on Ilia ... Vasquez-Imagn Images Eyes on Islam Makhachev's gold belt at lightweight, Topuria vacated his featherweight title last week, leaving ...

His last defense was against Dustin Poirier. He submitted Poirier in the final round at UFC 302. Islam will now face Arman Tsarukyan on January 18 at UFC 311. Makhachev won the first fight via a ...

Current lightweight champ Islam Makhachev ... then slugging it out with Dustin Poirier in back-to-back fights. He may not be a knockout artist, per se, but he can strike with the best of them.

Islam Makhachev, the UFC lightweight king, declared he will retain his 155-pound crown no matter the result of UFC 315’s welterweight showdown. The event, set for May 10, 2025, at Bell Centre in ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov does not want to see Islam ... Dustin Poirier, Tony Ferguson. This is old school, brother. Stop fighting. We have to recognize the real things." Nurmagomedov and Makhachev ...

Paddy Pimblett has explained why UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev doesn't deserve Submission of the Year. Makhachev notched his third title defense when he beat Dustin Poirier with a fifth ...

Former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier is preparing ... losing to champion Islam Makhachev via submission in the fifth round. Poirier has fought for the 155-pound championship ...