Unbeaten middleweight contender, Khamzat Chimaev may yet to have even fought for divisional spoils in his Octagon tenure, ...

Makhachev snapped his longtime friend and mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov ‘s lightweight title defense record with his win over Moicano. Nurmagomedov, a UFC Hall of Famer, never fought for a second ...

Michael Bisping sees Ilia Topuria vs. Islam Makhachev as an intriguing matchup, praising both fighters while acknowledging ...

The debate over the UFC's pound-for-pound number one took a turn at the weekend as White conceded that undisputed lightweight champion Islam Makhachev is now the UFC's pound-for-pound number-one ...

It would be interesting to see how White plans this in the future. Islam Makhachev was originally expected to fight Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 311. But due to a back injury, the Armenian had to pull ...

Dan Hooker appears to have disapproved of Arman Tsarukyan's withdrawal from his UFC lightweight title showdown against Islam Makhachev at ... UFC CEO Dana White announced that Tsarukyan cited ...

Heading into Saturday’s UFC 311 fight card, UFC lightweight champion Islam ... old Makhachev is the No. 1 ranked fighter in the UFC pound-for-pound rankings, something UFC CEO Dana White ...

Tsarukyan was set to face reigning lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in the headliner of ... 311 post-fight press conference. UFC CEO Dana White revealed that Tsarukyan won’t be given an ...

“In my division I finish all my job… Dana I’m waiting, just call me," Makhachev said. Given Makhachev's response toward UFC boss Dana White, the champion wants to remain active this year.

While in attendance at UFC 311, Oliveira gave his instant reaction to Islam ... ready," White told ESPN's Brett Okamoto at the time of the injury. The division moved on, as did they. Makhachev ...

Once again, Islam ... Makhachev was scheduled to defend his title against Arman Tsarukyan, but he withdrew due to an injury. Many expected Tsarukyan to be next in line for a title shot, but Dana ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Islam Makhachev retained his lightweight title with a first-round submission against Renato Moicano on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 311 at the Intuit Dome.