Javier Mendez says “no fighter should have to go through what that poor guy did” and hopes Arman Tsarukyan still gets his ...

After making short work of Renato Moicano Saturday night in the UFC 311 main event, Islam Makhachev is already targeting who ...

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

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 ...

Islam Makhachev was obviously not happy to see Umar Nurmagomedov come up short in his biggest career fight. However, that ...

Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov are known to be close friends and training partners. They both hail from Dagestan, Russia, and learned their craft under the tutelage of Khabib's father ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev reached out to his anxious mother immediately after his history-making win at UFC 311. Islam Makhachev defeated short-notice replacement opponent Renato ...

The Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Islam Makhachev GOAT debate rages on following UFC 311. UFC lightweight champion and pound-for-pound king Islam Makhachev put on another dominant performance as he ...

Current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was set to face Arman Tsarukyan, but the fight was canceled because Tsarukyan suffered a back injury. The UFC chose to change gears immediately ...

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.

Two of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s 5-star pupils were competing for the title in UFC 311. While Islam Makhachev came in as the defending champion, Umar Nurmagomedov was a challenger to Merab ...