Islam Makhachev had a lot to say during the UFC 317 pay-per-view (PPV) main card, live tweeting his thoughts on the lightweight bout between Beneil Dariush and Renato Moicano, as well as the ...

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Islam Makhachev is eyeing a new challenge—and a second belt. The reigning lightweight king has set his sights on welterweight gold in a bid to join the exclusive double champ club.

Makhachev, 34, has competed in the UFC since 2015. His final lightweight title defense came against Renato Moicano in the main event of UFC 311 in January, earning a submission win.

Javier Mendez recently stated how Islam Makhachev might stay around for just three more fights. While nothing has been confirmed yet, former UFC double champion Daniel Cormier seems to be quite ...

And Makhachev needs to beat all of them to justify his legacy. “Islam ain’t no big threat to the welterweight division. This is the deepest weight class you can get into right now.

Islam Makhachev's coach Javier Mendez went on Submission Radio podcast to reveal the UFC champion may retire after 3 fights.

Islam Makhachev has made his feelings clear ahead of Dustin Poirier’s retirement fight. ‘The Diamond’ will call time on his career after facing Max Holloway at UFC 318 on July 19. Dustin ...