Coach Javier Mendez thinks one of his fighters is runner-up to UFC champ Islam Makhachev ... “I think he’s the second-best lightweight in the world,” Mendez said of Usman Nurmagomedov ...

Islam Makhachev left many ... Makhachev, who holds the UFC lightweight title, is regarded by many as the No. 1 ...

the welterweight world champion. I want to fight the best of the best,” Lee said. “So whoever that may be. … A potential crossover fight between UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev ...

Islam Makhachev is no longer facing Charles ... Makhachev will now defend his lightweight championship against Alexander Volkanovski–the man who nearly defeated the champ at UFC 284 earlier ...

Islam Makhachev didn’t roll through Alexander Volkanovski in their lightweight title fight in the main event of UFC 284 in Perth Australia, like the odds favoring him by roughly 4-1 suggested he ...

Every week, this column offers insight and information on the most noteworthy stories in the fight world. Islam Makhachev put the question into the universe. The reigning UFC lightweight champion ...

NEWARK, N.J. — Islam Makhachev defended his lightweight title and extended his winning streak to 14 fights, the third-longest in UFC history, by getting a submission victory over Dustin Poirier ...

Islam Makhachev will likely have one more lightweight title defense before ... is considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. The measure of a fighter’s success is the dollars ...

The UFC’s unstoppable freight train rolls on. Islam Makhachev survived his greatest challenge in years to defend the lightweight title against Dustin Poirier thanks to a fifth-round D’Arce ...

The title fight means that current 155-pound champion Islam Makhachev will ... weight cuts -- caught the MMA world by surprise. Topuria fought once at lightweight, surviving an early scare against ...