MMA analyst Chael Sonnen has explained why he believes Islam Makhachev is eager to leave the lightweight division.

Chael Sonnen believes there is an underlying reason why UFC lightweight champ Islam Makhachev wants to move weight classes.

Sean Strickland believes Islam Makhachev is too small for middleweight and has warned him against moving up the division in ...

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 ...

Dan Hooker critiques Arman Tsarukyan for withdrawing from UFC 311 due to injury, questioning his timing and commitment to the title fight.

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 ...

Makhachev is no stranger to fighting featherweight champions moving up after having defeated Aussie Alexander Volkanovski in ...

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 ...

The ride to UFC 311 had some last-minute bumps in the road when would-be lightweight title challenger Arman Tsarukyan suffered a back injury Friday that forced his withdrawal from a main-event ...

UFC CEO Dana White is finally willing to admit Islam Makhachev is the best in the world. After Makhachev submitted Renato Moicano in his fourth lightweight title defense Saturday at UFC 311 in Los ...