For the first time since giving up UFC lightweight gold, Islam Makhachev speaks at length about his move to welterweight and ...

Former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was long thought to be Topuria’s toughest test at 155 lbs, however, that fight is ...

Makhachev’s move up was put in place after Jack Della Maddalena defeated Belal Muhammad at UFC 315 to win the 170-pound title ...

Former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has the perfect battleground to begin his welterweight campaign. Makhachev, ...

O'Malley (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC, the then-bantamweight champion, called for a matchup with then-featherweight titleholder, ...

Islam Makhachev tells Kamaru Usman to get in line for a UFC welterweight title shot.

Makhachev will be watching closely to see who begins the next era at 155 pounds, but former featherweight champ Topuria (16-0 ...

UFC fighters react to Ilia Topuria's KO win over Charles Oliveira to win the lightweight title in the main event of UFC 317.

His opponent was no less credible. Brazil's Oliveira is a former champion at lightweight, and outside of a championship loss to Makhachev, has looked nigh on unbeatable in recent years, defeating the ...

Ilia Topuria's confidence matches his talent. As he chases a second UFC title at UFC 317, he's already plotting a third. On ...

Islam Makhachev reveals that UFC CBO, Hunter Campbell, came to Dagestan to speak to him about fighting up at welterweight.

Islam Makhachev names two former rivals he respects the most and invites them to visit and experience his homeland.