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

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

Topuria became the UFC’s latest two-division world champion by winning Islam Makhachev ‘s vacated belt in the UFC 317 main event on Saturday in Las Vegas. After a competitive first few minutes of the ...

Alexandre Pantoja recently expressed his disappointment with the UFC's pound-for-pound rankings. Pantoja believes he should be ranked just below Islam Makhachev, considering his fight records.

Ilia Topuria's devastating knockout win over Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 demonstrated that the former champion can be just as ...

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

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

Anatoly Malykhin, the two-weight champion of ONE Championship, praised the skills of former UFC lightweight champion Islam ...

Since vacating his UFC lightweight title, Islam Makhachev has been constantly accused of avoiding a potential fight with Ilia ...

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

Charles Oliveira has let go of his need to avenge his loss to Islam Makhachev. The former UFC lightweight champion once ...

One fighter scheduled to compete on the UFC 317 card has expressed disappointment after Islam Makhachev's move up to ...