Beneil Dariush has an interesting pick for the UFC lightweight who has the best chance of dethroning Islam Makhachev.

I swear to Allah. “I think Islam Makhachev will beat Alex Pereira. He’s just going to take him down and finish him, submit him. Alex Pereira can knock out anybody on the planet if he touches ...

Ahead of their UFC 311 lightweight title fight main event this coming Saturday, Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan have remained extremely respectful towards each other. When they first met back ...

Islam Makhachev may have cemented himself as the greatest lightweight of all time, but there's still more work to be done for the reigning, defending UFC champion. On Saturday night in L.A ...

Heading into Saturday’s UFC 311 fight card, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was tied with three other fighters for the most title defenses in UFC lightweight history. Less than five ...

Jan 18, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Islam Makhachev (red ... Like Nurmagomedov, Makhachev has used his Dagastani wrestling base to wear down and eventually finish opponents, cementing ...

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 21: Islam Makhachev of Russia reacts after his knockout ... [+] victory against Alexander Volkanovski of Australia in the UFC lightweight championship ...

Chael Sonnen recently analyzed how a potential fight between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan might play out. Sonnen opined that Tsarukyan had the capacity to win but gave Makhachev the edge ...

And even if he does, there are more challenges waiting for Makhachev down the line. Islam Makhachev Gets Called Out By Ilia Topuria There has been rising excitement about who Islam Makhachev’s ...

Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov are known to be close friends and training partners. They both hail from Dagestan, Russia, and learned their craft under the tutelage of Khabib's father ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev made easy work of late-replacement ... But he soon got his timing down and clocked Hill with a left hand that knocked him down. Prochazka, frequently ...