Lightweight champion Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) is ranked No. 1 pound-for-pound in the UFC rankings, which has caused ...

The MMA gym confirmed in an Instagram post on Monday that Makhachev would face Arman Tsarukyan on January 18 in Los Angeles for the main event of UFC 311. Nurmagomedov is Makhachev's cousin and ...

LeBron James (right) endorsing Kamala Harris (left) draws a reaction from top MMA manager. [Images courtesy: @kamalaharris and @kingjames on Instagram] Islam Makhachev's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, has ...

Mendez is currently guiding the career of UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, who is widely regarded as the pound-for-pound best fighter in MMA. However, he insists another fighter is the best ...

Discover Charles Oliveira's thoughts on a possible rematch between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan in the UFC lightweight division.

This is despite the fact that UFC's official rankings anoint Islam Makhachev as No. 1. The pound-for-pound conversation ...

Vasquez-Imagn Images Ilia Topuria has sent a stern warning to Islam Makhachev. Both Topuria and ... title fight against Max Holloway. MMA Knockout on SI will be bringing you live coverage of ...

there's always the option of allowing Topuria to move up to 155 pounds to challenge Makhachev for the lightweight title. On one hand, this goes against a pair of tropes that MMA fans constantly ...

Arman Tsarukyan is currently gearing up for his upcoming title shot against the UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev ... Arman Tsarukyan via Red Corner MMA Nurmagomedov was one of the ...

Alexander Volkanovski recently expressed his take on whether Ilia Topuria has the capability to knock out Islam Mahachev or not.

One voter even put Topuria at No. 1, a spot previously occupied on our ballots by only Islam Makhachev and Alex Pereira ... For the ESPN divisional MMA rankings, click here.