Islam Makhachev may have cemented himself as the greatest lightweight of all time, but there's still more work to be done for the reigning UFC champion.

Russian MMA champions often occupy a class of their own, with this distinction first arising due to the legendary exploits of Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Islam Makhachev continued to strengthen his grip on the No. 1 pound-for-pound spot with a dominant performance at UFC 311.

Islam Makhachev has been rumored to cut an enormous amount of weight to make the 155-pound lightweight championship limit.

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

Following Islam Makhachev's big win at UFC 311, the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world wants to move up to face Dricus ...

After submitting Moicano within the first round on 36 hours’ notice, Makhachev can’t possibly raise the bar again. Arden ...

All-time UFC champions by division: Heavyweight | Light heavyweight Middleweight | Welterweight ... 2024 • Outcome: KO2 over Alexander Volkanovski (UFC 298) • Defenses: 1 Merab Dvalishvili ...

Makhachev has beaten everyone most of the high-level competitors in the lightweight division, including Moicano, Dustin Poirier, Alexander ... the middleweight division. The UFC allowed ...

This will be Makhachev's fourth title defence, as he goes into Saturday's fight on a 14-fight win streak, having not lost in ...