Joe Rogan believes B.J. Penn could have beaten any UFC lightweight in his prime. Rogan’s opinion was so strong that he declared ‘it’s very possible’ Penn could be the greatest lightweight of ...

Topuria is widely viewed as next-in-line for a shot at 155-pound gold, but most of Team Makhachev is resistant to that idea, including Nurmagomedov ... losing his belt. “Khabib knows I ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov has cleared up the situation atop the lightweight division, insisting that Islam Makhachev will not move up to challenge Belal Muhammad for the welterweight belt. In February ...

Both Khabib Nurmagomedov and Georges St-Pierre ... Following the passing of his father and coach, Nurmagomedov laid his gloves down in the Octagon after UFC 254, walking away in 2020 with an ...

and a loss for the champion could enable Makhachev to vie for welterweight gold after all. “If Della Maddalena was the champion, Islam would fight him for sure,” Nurmagomedov said.

Ilia Topuria has declared himself the rightful challenger for Islam Makhachev’s UFC lightweight title, firing back at Khabib Nurmagomedov ... his featherweight belt to move up to 155 pounds.

He lost his lightweight belt to Isaac Cruz with an eight-round TKO. Romero also held the interim lightweight title from 2020 to 2021. Rolando Romero Sr. is the father of Rolando Romero.

Despite Topuria’s dominant reign as featherweight champion, including historic knockout wins over Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, even Khabib Nurmagomedov believes others are more deserving.

Father time catches up to everybody in professional ... The Notorious One lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 before capturing his last win in 2020 at UFC 246 against Donald Cerrone.

There are other big fights for the division’s new arrival but ‘La Leyenda’ isn’t interested in anything that doesn’t involve the gold even ... the likes of Khabib Nurmagomedov believe ...