Islam Makhachev hit back at Chael Sonnen for ‘cowardice’ claims. The reason Makhachev was so angered by Sonnen was a comment made by the American regarding his decision to pursue Jack Della ...

However, Makhachev didn’t want to fight the Georgian Spaniard until he had proven himself at 155 pounds. Sonnen recently had some strong criticism for Makhachev’s move to 170.

Islam Makhachev firmly defended his decision to move to welterweight after criticism from Chael Sonnen. After Belal Muhammad lost the 170-pound title to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315, UFC CEO ...

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.

Islam Makhachev is an adrenaline addict. It is no secret that Makhachev loves to scale mountains on his dirtbike or ride horses when he is not fighting. After getting stuck initially, Makhachev ...

Islam Makhachev, Ilia Topuria trade barbs over lightweight champion vacating title to move up to welterweight The pair of top pound for pound fighters could have had a superfight over the summer ...

Islam Makhachev Moving Up To Welterweight In The Wake Of Belal’s Loss. It has already been confirmed by Dana White that Makhachev will fight JDM for the 170 lb title, likely sometime early in ...

Islam Makhachev has fired back at Ilia Topuria over his claim that the Russian is a “hypocrite”, calling his distant rival: “Just a big mouth with a nice haircut.” Topuria, 28, recently ...

And now the same may be true for Makhachev. 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).