Alexander Volkanovski has given his thoughts on Ilia Topuria wanting to fight Islam Makhachev next instead of him.

Ilia Topuria is eager to secure a fight with UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev, believing that a victory would solidify his status as the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

UFC champ Ilia Topuria says he’s “much better” than Alexander Volkanovski in a rematch and he could do whatever he wants to ...

Chael Sonnen believes there is an underlying reason why UFC lightweight champ Islam Makhachev wants to move weight classes.

Sean Strickland's reaction to Islam Makhachev considering middleweight was surprising. UFC lightweight champion Makhachev (27 ...

Islam Makhachev’s beef with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts From knocking out his opponents to submitting Brazilian black belt holders, Islam Makhachev just goes through all of them. The ...

The UFC’s first Pay-Per-View event of 2025 boasted two championship fights at the top of the bill, although Islam Makhachev’s headlining title defense did experience a major weigh-in day ...

Indeed, Islam Makhachev has a long way to go, especially with his goal of securing a second belt before retiring. While his teammate Belal Muhammad holds the title in another division, it doesn ...

Islam Makhachev made quick work of Renato Moicano ... With that, Dvalishvili kept his belt and put an end to the Russian’s unbeaten record. Jiri Prochazka also secured a vicious knockout win ...

Islam Makhachev believes he could be a three-division champion and is open to fighting middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis, but says Alex Pereira is too big.

However, it took Makhachev just four minutes to submit Moicano, who is a black belt in Brazilian jiujitsu ... champion Ilia Topuria after the bout. "Islam, if I want to, I can finish you ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam ... Makhachev has several potential opponent options following UFC 311, including a potential rematch against Charles Oliveira. Makhachev earned the belt by ...