Islam Makhachev on Moving Up to 170 Pound Division In an exclusive interview with MMA Junkie, Islam Makhachev finally broke silence on vacating his hard-earned 155 belt and justified his action.

Islam Makhachev Moving Up To Welterweight In The Wake Of Belal’s Loss. It has already been confirmed by Dana White that Makhachev will fight JDM for the 170 lb title, likely sometime early in ...

Islam Makhachev has cemented himself as one of the most dominant forces in UFC history, boasting a 27-1 record and a 15-fight win streak that has him in conversations with legends like Anderson Silva.

Former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has the perfect battleground to begin his welterweight campaign. Makhachev, who vacated the 155-pound title in preparation to hunt welterweight ...

Islam Makhachev loss: His lone defeat was by technical knockout to Adriano Martins at UFC 192 in 2015. Along with having won UFC gold, Makhachev also won a Russian Sambo national championship ...

Islam Makhachev has always done a fine job of emulating Khabib Nurmagomedov.Both fighters were forged in Dagestan, made it to the UFC, won the lightweight title, became pound-for-pound No 1, and ...

Islam Makhachev‘s manager dropped a major hint about the location for his client’s welterweight title fight.The bout will mark Jack Della Maddalena’s first title defense since defeating ...

Islam Makhachev is ‘almost certain’ to be fighting for the welterweight world title later this year, according to the division’s current champion. Jack Della Maddalena just dethroned ...

A 23-year-old Islam Makhachev made his UFC debut 10 years ago today. Over the last decade, Makhachev has proven time and time again he’s much more than Khabib Nurmagomedov’s star protege. With ...