That had Makhachev contemplating jumping up to 185 pounds, which middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis cautioned him about ...

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

Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) notched his third title defense when he submitted Poirier in Round 5 at UFC 302 in June. Makhachev, who’s dominated most of his opposition throughout his career, was ...

Now to the UFC 311 “Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan” preview ... that backdrop made Makhachev’s next title defense against Dustin Poirier seem like an afterthought. The clear top choice for the ...

Some already consider Islam Makhachev’s path to UFC gold harder than that of his friend and mentor, Khabib Nurmagomedov. In an interview with Submission Radio, Mendez revealed it wasn’t ...

👀Islam Makhachev thinks it's more likely he'll fight the winner of Belal vs. Shavkat for the welterweight ... defended his strap against Dustin Poirier via fifth-round submission at UFC 302 ...

where Makhachev retained his lightweight title by submitting Dustin Poirier, and Strickland defeated Paulo Costa to earn a rematch against Du Plessis. Makhachev defended his lightweight title for ...