However, his ambitions align with those of Alexander Volkanovski, who also faced Islam Makhachev but fell short twice. Unlike Volkanovski, Topuria has repeatedly mocked the Russian fighter on ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev made easy work of late-replacement opponent Renato Moicano, scoring a submission win via d’arce choke with 55 seconds left in the first round Saturday ...

Islam Makhachev’s UFC 311 title defense was expected to be one of the most difficult ones. Scheduled to face Arman Tsarukyan, the champion had a lot of predictions coming in favoring his loss.

Nearly five years after their first fight, Islam Makhachev will look to win for a second time over Arman Tsarukyan. Their first bout was close, closer than people realize. Although Makhachev was ...

UFC President Dana White announced Friday that Islam Makhachev will defend the UFC lightweight title against Renato Moicano at UFC 311 on Saturday night. Makhachev was originally supposed to face ...

UFC 311 is headlined by a massive rematch between Islam Makhachev (26-1) and Arman Tsarukyan (22-3) for the lightweight title. Makhachev, the current champion, defeated Tsarukyan by unanimous ...

Lightweight top contender Arman Tsarukyan, one-half of Saturday's UFC 311 main event, has been forced to withdraw from his title rematch against UFC champion Islam Makhachev, UFC CEO Dana White ...