Makhachev decked the Brazilian with a right hook in the second round, pursued him to the canvas and locked in the arm-triangle. He then cleared Oliveira’s legs, tightened his crushing squeeze ...

Islam Makhachev almost broke Dan Hooker's arm with a nasty kimura technique at UFC 267. Hooker refused to tap to the submission in the main card lightweight fight in Abu Dhabi.

5 Defining Moments: Islam Makhachev. Abhishek Nambiar May 26, 2024. Order Now! UFC 302 “Makhachev vs. Poirier” Saturday at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ ... and secured an arm-triangle choke at the 3:16 ...

Islam Makhachev has made some clear statements about his lightweight title. For a significant amount of time, several rumors have been circulating about Makhachev’s future in the UFC. Some ...

And now the same may be true for Makhachev. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), White said, will get a title fight in his first bout at welterweight against new champ Della Maddalena (18-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC).

But Makhachev finally caught Poirier during a scramble with a beautiful ankle pick that allowed him to snatch a d'arce choke and elicit the tap out at 2:42 in the final frame. "He did very good ...

UFC 311 went from a highly-anticipated rematch between Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA) and Arman Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA) to Brazilian Renato Moicano (20-5-1 MMA) stepping in for Tsarukyan on Friday ...