Lightweight champ Islam Makhachev has his eyes on the welterweight title, depending on Saturday's outcome at UFC 315. But he said regardless of what happens in the main event in Montreal, he doesn ...

Daniel Cormier can't understand anyone campaigning for Islam Makhachev to be stripped of his UFC lightweight title. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) has an array of lightweights eager for a shot at ...

Makhachev has fought in Australia in a high-profile matchup once in his UFC career, a lightweight clash with Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284. He defeated Volkanovski by unanimous decision.

Islam Makhachev has officially vacated his UFC lightweight title to pursue history as a two-division champion. The reigning pound-for-pound king is set to challenge newly crowned welterweight ...

The ongoing lightweight drama in the UFC has finally come to an end, but not how fans had expected it. The post Islam Makhachev Vacates Lightweight Gold as Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira ...

The lightweight champion’s plan to defend both titles has been questioned by UFC legend, Chael Sonnen, who believes Makhachev could be being ‘dishonest’. “Islam is a smaller guy but he’s ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), White said, will get a title fight in his first bout at welterweight against new champ Della Maddalena (18-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC).

In the pursuit of UFC history, not everyone is applauding from the sidelines. Islam Makhachev is officially moving up to welterweight in a bid to become a two-division champion.

Islam Makhachev (Photo by Gary A. Vasquez/Imagn Images) and Daniel Cormier (Photo by Jasen Vinlove/Imagn Images) Daniel Cormier is not at all happy with how things have been going in the UFC ...

Dana White recently teased the possibility of a future Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria matchup. Though both compete in different weight classes, the UFC CEO described a scenario where their paths ...