Chael Sonnen believes there is an underlying reason why UFC lightweight champ Islam Makhachev wants to move weight classes.

Islam Makhachev and Merab Dvalishvili successfully defended their titles at UFC 311 but now both dominant champions are left without an obvious next opponent.

as ESPN's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Islam Makhachev quickly disposed of Renato Moicano to retain the lightweight title and men's bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili beat Umar Nurmagomedov ...

And Renato Moicano, who was choked out in short order by Islam Makhachev after agreeing ... He scored one takedown after another (beating George St-Pierre’s longstanding record in the process ...

The Dagestani MMA star is the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, having successfully defended the belt on three occasions after originally winning the title back in October 2022 against Charles ...

Chael Sonnen recently analyzed how a potential fight between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan might play out. Sonnen opined that Tsarukyan had the capacity to win but gave Makhachev the edge ...

There’s no doubt that the claims of Islam Makhachev being a better version of Khabib Nurmagomedov hold weight. His impressive winning streak and ability to dominate anyone who steps in his path ...

Islam Makhachev made quick work of Renato ... a second-round TKO against Benoit Saint-Denis, beating the Frenchman in Paris in September. After that fight, ‘Money’ Moicano called out Paddy ...

Meanwhile, ‘Du Bronx’ was not the only person calling out Islam Makhachev. After Charles Oliveira, Ilia Topuria wanted to challenge Makhachev for his title. It has been a long time since ...

The strong showing from Southern California fight fans comes after ... of Islam Makhachev, who is trained by his cousin, UFC icon Khabib Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili won the 135-belt by beating ...

Islam Makhachev ties Kamaru Usman for the 2nd-longest winning streak in UFC history (15) behind Anderson Silva (16). He also takes sole possession for most ...