The tireless bantamweight champ hands the challenger, who had never lost a round in six UFC fights, his first loss with a unanimous-decision victory ...

New, last-minute challenger, no problem for Islam Makhachev. The lightweight champion kept hold of his title in the main ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev defends his title at UFC 311 against Arman Tsarukyan. The two fighters are the betting favorites to end 2025 as UFC LW champion.

Islam Makhachev will now be facing a new opponent at UFC 311 less than 48 hours from the main event bell time but seems like ...

Makhachev won the UFC lightweight title by submitting Charles Oliveira in 2022. He defended his title twice in a row against ...

Islam Makhachev has candidly discussed a huge issue that he had right before setting foot inside the octagon with Alexander Volkanovksi for the first time. The pair of MMA legends put on a fight for ...

Islam Makhachev said he isn’t concerned with being known as the greatest lightweight of all time. He does value setting ...

Alexander Volkanovski credits UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev for his calculated approach. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 ...

Many people might disagree with Javier Mendez ’s pick for UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev ’s toughest fight.

Sentiment was low for Poirier, whom many considered undeserving of the title shot. ‘The Diamond’ earned his fight off the ...

Diego Lopes could face former interim champion Yair Rodriguez in his first UFC main event, headlining the Fight Night in ...

A year ago in the wild-card weekend sweats column, I wrote, “someday, the opportunity for another moneyline rollover will ...