It started when Khabib ... said he thinks Islam Makhachev is already basically a welterweight. He pointed out how Islam struggles to make weight. Every time he cuts weight, he looks weak and ...

He claims that no one would dare strip Islam ... looks like they stripped him of it. He points to this as an example of how the UFC manages its titles — and how influential figures like Khabib ...

Henry Cejudo thinks Khabib Nurmagomedov could be the man standing in the way of an Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria superfight. Earlier this year, Topuria announced plans to vacate the ...

"You have to give the credit to that man because to me it's too fun when I see people comparing him with the Dagestani guys, even with Khabib, with Islam [Makhachev]." "All the respect to all the ...

Javier Mendez, coach to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev, has explained why the latter is a better “student” than his ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov has responded to the increasing pressure for Islam Makhachev to face Ilia Topuria. The fight has been talked up ever since Ilia moved up from featherweight. He vacated his belt ...

“Khabib knows I’m the one to take the belt from Islam,” Topuria wrote on X. “Only reason he doesn’t want Islam to fight me.” Of the possible Lightweight options, Topuria is undoubtedly ...

I believe Arman is more competitive for Islam than Topuria." Topuria, who vacated his featherweight belt to pursue Makhachev, remains adamant he’s earned the opportunity. “Khabib knows I’m ...

“I remember talking to Khabib, and Khabib said it’s not fair for Ilia to skip the line and go after the title shot with Islam because that’s all Islam’s been doing,” Cejudo told MMA Junkie.