That had Makhachev contemplating jumping up to 185 pounds, which middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis cautioned him about ...

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

Iron' Michael Chandler has been a bit too malleable perhaps, losing four out of his last five fights. The post With No Conor ...

Sean Strickland believes Islam Makhachev is too small for middleweight and has warned him against moving up the division in ...

Makhachev headlined the UFC 311 event on Jan. 18, 2025. It was the second UFC main roster card of the 2025 calendar year. Makhachev swiftly submitted fellow grappling savant, Brazil's Renato ...

When Islam Makhachev retained his lightweight title in dominant fashion in January, UFC president Dana White declared him the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the organisation. The 33-year ...

Renato Moicano recently squared off against Islam Makhachev at UFC 311 for the lightweight title. He couldn't succeed in dethroning the pound-for-pound king and lost by a first-round submission.

Islam Makhachev continues to get compared to his head coach and longtime friend, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Following his recent win over Renato Moicano at UFC 311, Islam Makhachev broke the record for ...

Joe Rogan doesn’t believe that back pain was the real reason that Arman Tsarukyan pulled out of the UFC 311 main event ... was on the call as Islam Makhachev instead took on Renato Moicano ...

With Islam Makhachev breaking his close friend, mentor and coach Khabib Nurmagomedov's record for most UFC lightweight title defences, BBC Sport analyses how the pair compare statistically.

The loss did not sit well with Strickland, who went on to defeat Paulo Costa by split decision in the co-main event of UFC 302 in June. After his victory, Strickland vowed not to compete again ...