And a trio of wins over former middleweight kings Robert Whittaker ... idea of Islam Makhachev being the best lightweight fighter of all time would have been scoffed at a couple of years ago. However, ...

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

Daniel Cormier warns UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev of a potential middleweight move. Since he won’t fight UFC ...

Islam Makhachev has been dominating the UFC lightweight division for some time now. The fighter has four title defenses, more than any lightweight in the history of UFC. He is more than eager to ...

The UFC 2024 ‘Submission of the Year’ ultimately went to lightweight champion Islam Makhachev for his fourth ... that particularly painful loss, Robert Whittaker has now opened up on what ...

At least an extra 20 pounds. Islam Makhachev weighed 178 pounds the night of his UFC 311 victory Saturday — one day after registering at 154.5 pounds — when he submitted Renato Moicano in 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 ...

Inglewood: Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev submitted 10th-ranked Renato Moicano at 4:05 of the first round Saturday night at UFC 311 for his 15th straight victory. It didn’t take long for ...

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Islam Makhachev called Renato Moicano ‘predictable.’ Surely enough, he proved his words as the lightweight champion got his victory in the first round. Fighting on a day’s notice ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev made easy work of late-replacement opponent Renato Moicano, scoring a submission win via d’arce choke with 55 seconds left in the first round Saturday ...