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The UFC has announced that the promotion’s first pay-per-view event of 2025, will feature not one, but two title fights.

Recently, the promotion confirmed that the January 18th, UFC 311 card will … Read More

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Usman Nurmagomedov plans to pursue the UFC’s lightweight crown, just like his legendary cousin, Khabib. But, the current Bellator champ say he won’t do so until teammate Islam Makhachev has … Read More

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It looks like Islam Makhachev will not return to action before the year is up. As his longtime teammate Khabib Nurmagomedov is reporting the UFC’s lightweight champ has accepted a … Read More

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In recent weeks, there’s been speculation the UFC might book Islam Makhachev to compete at the promotion’s next pay-per-view card in Abu Dhabi. But, it looks like that may not be the case.

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Dustin Poirier came up short once again in his bid to secure the UFC’s undisputed lightweight title. But, the star pushed the champ Islam Makhachev in a thrilling headliner for UFC 302.

Makhachev’s wrestling and top game … Read More

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The fighters have hit the scales ahead of UFC 302 tomorrow in Newark, New Jersey, and the main card is intact.

In the headliner, lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will battle former interim champ, Dustin Poirier.

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Recently, footage was shared of Khabib Nurmagomedov running training sessions for Islam Makhachev’s camp. Now, the latter’s confirmed the legend will be in his corner at UFC 302.

After Nurmagomedov retired from MMA in 2020, he continued … Read More

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Islam Makhachev is holding the UFC’s lightweight title, but Michael Bisping believes Dustin Poirier has the champ beat in terms of overall records.

Poirier is preparing to face Makhachev at UFC 302 this Saturday, which will take … Read More

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Dustin Poirier has long been regarded one of the best lightweights of this generation. But, the former interim champ questions whether Islam Makhachev is underestimating him, ahead of their June 1st, bout.

Recently, it was announced that … Read More

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Islam Makhachev has been calling for a fight with Dustin Poirier this summer, and Daniel Cormier believes the UFC can’t lose if the promotion books the match-up.

Makhachev (25-1), who defended the lightweight crown in October by … Read More

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In recent months, there was extensive talk and speculation regarding what fight would headline UFC 300, and Islam Makhachev’s reporting a fight between him and Leon Edwards was tabled.

Due to the hype surrounding the historic event, … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

It remains to be seen when and who Islam Makhachev fights next. But, recently one of the lightweight champ’s coaches reported the fighter’s still hoping to challenge for the UFC’s welterweight crown.

The 32-year-old Makhachev (25-1) is … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Following Islam Makhachev’s impressive victory at UFC 294, there’s been a lot of speculation about who will be next for the lightweight champ. But, according to the man who originally was supposed to fight Makhachev at the … Read More

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As it stands right now, Jon Jones remains ranked as the UFC’s number one, pound-for-pound fighter. But, according to Daniel Cormier, no one can argue that Islam Makhachev doesn’t hold that position following UFC 294.

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Islam Makhachev narrowly defeated Alexander Volkanovski earlier this year, but at UFC 294 on Saturday, the lightweight champ quickly took out the featherweight star.

Not long into the fight, Makhachev stunned Volkanovski badly with a left high … Read More

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The fighters have hit the scales ahead of UFC 294 tomorrow, and all of the card’s fights are proceeding.

In the headliner, featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will challenge lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev.

Volkanovski, who is taking this … Read More