In an interview with Submission Radio, Mendez revealed it wasn’t Makhachev’s brutal five-rounder with Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284 that was his hardest fight, but Dustin Poirier at UFC 302.

Islam Makhachev was able to defend his lightweight title for the third time when he defeated Dustin Poirier via fifth-round submission at UFC 302. Ahead of his attempted divisional record breaking ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev defends his title at UFC 311 against Arman Tsarukyan. The two fighters are the betting favorites to end 2025 as UFC LW champion.

Islam Makhachev has been rumored to cut an enormous amount of weight to make the 155-pound lightweight championship limit.

New, last-minute challenger, no problem for Islam Makhachev. The lightweight champion kept hold of his title in the main ...

In a 5-round lightweight championship bout in the main event, Islam Makhachev and Renato Moicano meet at UFC 311 Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s UFC odds ...

Following Islam Makhachev's big win at UFC 311, the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world wants to move up to face Dricus ...

Islam Makhachev's manager teases the UFC has some surprising plans in store for the lightweight champ following his UFC 311 ...

Following UFC 311, Islam Makhachev stands alone with the most UFC lightweight title fight wins. Next up is Anderson Silva's ...

In the main event of UFC 311, we saw a lightweight title fight that came together in a little less than 24 hours.Lightweight champion and current P4P king Islam Makhachev (26-1) took on Renato ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Islam Makhachev of Russia celebrates after he beats Alex ...