In the pursuit of UFC history, not everyone is applauding from the sidelines. Islam Makhachev is officially moving up to welterweight in a bid to become a two-division champion. But while the idea ...

Charles Oliveira believes Islam Makhachev vs. Jack Della Maddalena could be a foregone conclusion if the fight enters Makhachev's wheelhouse. Maddalena showcased some impressive grappling against ...

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. While many ...

Still, Topuria continued trash-talking and labeled Makhachev a coward, which only escalated tensions and made the rivalry nastier.If the Georgian-Spanish star claims the lightweight belt at UFC ...

Islam Makhachev has always done a fine job of emulating Khabib Nurmagomedov. Both fighters were forged in Dagestan, made it to the UFC, won the lightweight title, became pound-for-pound No 1 ...

According to BetOnline, Makhachev opened as the -200 betting favorite over Della Maddalena, who was the +170 betting underdog following his win over Muhammad at UFC 315. Those betting lines have ...

Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev are both moving up in weight, preventing a fight from two of the UFC's biggest stars, but that hasn't kept the two from engaging in a war of words. Topuria vacated ...

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 the ...

Ilia Topuria has fired shots at Islam Makhachev following confirmation of his next fight. Topuria will fight Charles Oliveira for the lightweight belt at UFC 317. Makhachev has vacated the ...