Joaquin Buckley knows he might be two fights away from a UFC title shot thanks to Islam Makhachev's move to welterweight.

The UFC lightweight division faced intense drama before Islam Makhachev ultimately vacated the belt, causing major shifts and ...

One under-appreciated fact about Islam Makhachev is that he lost his second UFC fight. Now 16 fights deep ... Martins dipped, slid backwards out of range, and launched a superb overhand right ...

After Islam Makhachev made the decision to move up ... Topuria, as the former undefeated champion of the featherweight division, knocked out Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway in the span ...

Topuria vacated the UFC’s 145lb title to challenge Makhachev at 155lb, only for the latter to relinquish his belt and move up to 170lb ...

Alexander Volkanovski was brutally mocked in the aftermath of his defeat to Islam Makhachev. Later tonight, at UFC 314 ... I'm sure I'll sort it out!" In a video uploaded to TikTok, the ...

That’s why it came as a surprise to many when Islam Makhachev ... the welterweight belt out of respect. But everything changed when Belal lost his title at UFC 315. Makhachev immediately ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has vacated his title, paving the way for Ilia Topuria to meet Charles Oliveira for ...

and the UFC matchmakers have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to viable contenders to face Islam Makhachev for the belt later this year. Makhachev does not yet have his next title defense ...

He outpointed then knocked out Volkanovski in their fights, and submitted Poirier and Moicano. Islam Makhachev ... in MMA at 16-0, while Makhachev is 16-1 in the UFC and 27-1 overall.