Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) notched his third title defense when he submitted Poirier in Round 5 at UFC 302 in June.

Tsarukyan’s reach is two inches longer, and he claims he’s prepared a “special trick” for the fight. However, Makhachev is ...

Upon signing with the UFC, former Bellator champion Chandler needed just one win to earn a shot at the vacant lightweight ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was recently involved in an altercation with Nate Diaz, but assures he did not ...

Islam Makhachev has explained his run-in with Nate Diaz in December, when the pair’s teams threw water bottles at each other ...

Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan might be former foes, but they're not bitter rivals. The next UFC lightweight title fight ...

Umar Nurmagomedov is on the verge of bringing a second UFC title to the Nurmagomedov family. If Islam Makhachev's prediction is correct, a third Nurmagomedov could hold UFC gold soon. Makhachev, the ...

Reigning champion Makhachev is 33, while Tsarukyan is significantly younger at 28. That age gap also translates into a major ...

Islam Makhachev recently explained why he doesn't care too much about breaking Khabib Nurmagomedov's UFC lightweight title defense record.

Islam Makhachev recently took aim at Daniel Cormier for promoting fast food and unhealthy eating habits and suggested that he take a page from Cristiano Ronaldo.

UFC boss Dana White once called the UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev a troublemaker, and it's all because of an ...

Two legendary former UFC champions clap for and then clap back after Islam Makhachev tells them to change their podcast name.