Islam Makhachev responds with sarcasm to Ilia Topuria's wish to fight for the lightweight title, stirring debate in the MMA ...

If they ever meet, UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria is confident he will KO lightweight champ Islam Makhachev with ...

Dana White isn't sure about UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev jumping two weight classes. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) is eager to become a two-weight UFC champion, but standing in the ...

He is from Dagestan, where legends such as Khabib and Islam Makhachev were bred to become ... at five levels and you won’t have a single hair on your head.” In their later lives, Magomedov ...

The 20-year-old trains with the likes of Khabib and Islam Makhachev in Dagestan for his ... “I had long hair and stuff so my coach said I looked like him and he told me ‘maybe we change ...

Heading into Saturday’s UFC 311 fight card, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was tied with three other fighters for the most title defenses in UFC lightweight history. Less than five ...

2016. Jan 18, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Islam Makhachev (red gloves) fights Renato Moicano (blue gloves) in a lightweight title fight during UFC 311 at Intuit Dome. / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ...

There’s no doubt that the claims of Islam Makhachev being a better version of Khabib Nurmagomedov hold weight. His impressive winning streak and ability to dominate anyone who steps in his path ...

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Islam Makhachev made quick work of Renato Moicano ... Prochazka said: “This hair was inspired by Ashley. That girl, she’s fighting with cancer. She will come tomorrow.

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 ...