The Islam Makhachev next fight news has arrived, and the rumors that have been swirling are true because the reigning lightweight king will be moving up in weight for gold in a new division this ...

Islam Makhachev has always done a fine job of emulating Khabib Nurmagomedov. Both fighters were forged in Dagestan, made it to the UFC, won the lightweight title, became pound-for-pound No 1 ...

After Islam Makhachev made the decision to move up to ... Daniel Arwas Daniel Arwas is a sports writer who covers the NFL for Heavy.com. Daniel began his career in sports writing in 2022 and ...

Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski is the highly-anticipated headline event for UFC 284 betting on February 12. This should be a terrific bout between the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked pound-for ...

Islam Makhachev managed to make history on Saturday night and etch his name into the pantheon of greats champions. However, history is not going to look back kindly on the Dagestani’s run with ...

Islam Makhachev extended his reign over the lightweight division with a first-round submission win over Renato Moicano at UFC 311. The victory extended his winning streak to 15 and gives him his ...

Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev are both moving up in weight, preventing a fight from two of the UFC's biggest stars, but that hasn't kept the two from engaging in a war of words. Topuria vacated ...

Current lightweight champ Islam Makhachev, meanwhile, has long been hailed as Nurmagomedov's second coming. In the early days of Makhachev's UFC career, that comparison was harder to justify.

If Islam Makhachev's prediction is correct, a third Nurmagomedov could hold UFC gold soon. Makhachev, the UFC lightweight champion, and bantamweight title challenger Nurmagomedov each compete at ...

NEWARK, N.J. -- Dustin Poirier is widely recognized as the greatest UFC fighter to never hold an undisputed championship, and Islam Makhachev made sure that remained true Saturday night ...