The Degestan fighter initially won the belt in 2022, submitting Charles Oliveira in the second ... The 34-year-old submitted Gerald Meerschaert via arm triangle in the third round of his debut ...

The now-33-year-old first captured the strap from Charles Oliveira (SUB – Arm Triangle) back in 2022, and he’s since defended his championship three times against Alexander Volkanovski twice ...

The Dagestanis strive to become the first teammates to win a belt in the co-main event and retain a belt in the main event Saturday night at Intuit Dome.

Makhachev has made three successful title defenses since winning the belt with a second-round arm-triangle choke ... and former 155-pound champion Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 in October 2022.

Islam Makhachev defeated Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi and became the new UFC lightweight champion of the world. Makhachev submitted Oliveira in the second round with a triangle arm ...

Charles Oliveira is not happy with the UFC stripping him of his lightweight title in 2022. Oliveira was stripped of his belt prior to his title defense against Justin Gaethje at UFC 274.

There’s no shortage of people in the combat sports community wondering if Conor McGregor will ever compete in the UFC again. A former two-division champion and the biggest star in UFC history ...

Now, his options are narrowing to either a rematch with Charles Oliveira or a clash with his old rival, Arman Tsarukyan. Interestingly, Oliveira has also expressed interest in facing Makhachev again.

Now, if Makhachev gives him a chance, that would be massive. Meanwhile, Charles Oliveira has called out the lightweight champion too. Charles Oliveira Looking For Revenge Against Islam Makhachev ...

Michael Chandler has spoken candidly about the mental struggles he faced following his UFC 309 defeat to Charles Oliveira. Chandler went into the bout in New York last November with seemingly ...