Standing in Makhachev’s way of winning a second UFC title is welterweight champion Belal Muhammad, who has trained with ...

Check out the best photos from Islam Makhachev's first-round submission win over Renato Moicano at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in ...

Heading into Saturday’s UFC 311 fight card, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was tied with three other fighters for the most title defenses in UFC lightweight history. Less than five ...

Renato Moicano, Grant Dawson, and six other UFC 311 fighters had higher reported payouts than Islam Makhachev after the ...

Islam Makhachev’s first learning of his UFC 311 opponent switch didn’t come from the UFC matchmakers. UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev had to scratch his gameplan for Arman Tsarukyan ...

After Arman Tsarukyan fell out of the main event rematch with injury on one days’ notice, Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) got ...

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 21: Islam Makhachev of Russia reacts after his knockout ... [+] victory against Alexander Volkanovski of Australia in the UFC lightweight championship ...

Islam Makhachev has established himself as one of the best modern-day MMA greats. Ruling the UFC lightweight division, Makhachev is looking unbeatable at the moment. Take his UFC 311 victory ...

Arman Tsarukyan's nearly six-year journey to the UFC lightweight title will take a little longer. Tsarukyan suffered an ...

UFC 311 was full of drama and thrills, one of which was the last-minute cancellation of the main event. Current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was set to face Arman Tsarukyan, but the fight ...

Islam Makhachev may have cemented himself as the greatest lightweight of all time, but there's still more work to be done for the reigning UFC champion.

Beneil Dariush has an interesting pick for the UFC lightweight who has the best chance of dethroning Islam Makhachev. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) retained his lightweight title when he ...