Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) defends his BMF title against Dustin Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC) in a trilogy bout, which ...

One of those losses came to then lightweight champion Makhachev, who submitted Poirier in the final round of their title fight at UFC 302 last summer. Poirier drew blood from Makhachev and earned the ...

Islam Makhachev retains the lightweight title with a first-round submission win. Here are all of the results and best highlights from UFC 311.

It's about to be a new era in the UFC lightweight division, as shown by the promotion's latest poster reveal for UFC 317. The annual International Fight Week pay-per-view card takes place June 28 ...

Check out the best photos from Islam Makhachev's first-round submission win over Renato Moicano at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. (Fight and venue photos by Gary A. Vasquez, USA Today ...

Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, left, and bantamweight title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov are in the two featured fights at UFC 311 on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at Intuit Dome.

Islam Makhachev's coach Javier Mendez went on Submission Radio podcast to reveal the UFC champion may retire after 3 fights.

UFC 311 results, highlights: Islam Makhachev quickly submits Renato Moicano to retain lightweight title Makhachev made it look easy against his late replacement opponent on Saturday night in Los ...

Arman Tsarukyan's nearly six-year journey to the UFC lightweight title will take a little longer. Tsarukyan suffered an injury two nights before challenging lightweight champion Islam Makhachev at ...

Moicano was already scheduled for UFC 311, paired with Beneil Dariush, but the latter has been removed from the card as Moicano steps in to face Makhachev.