The UFC Featherweight Champion moving up to the lightweight division is one of the more captivating storylines of 2025. After ...

Islam Makhachev, the UFC lightweight king, declared he will retain his 155-pound crown no matter the result of UFC 315’s ...

Jack Della Maddalena feels Alexander Volkanovski was moments away from stopping Islam Makhachev, praising his performance ...

The lightweight division doesn’t seem to shy away from the drama surrounding the title fight involving Islam Makhachev and ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev said he will not vacate the title if he moves up to welterweight. Saturday’s main ...

Islam Makhachev is making it clear that he will not vacate his lightweight belt, nor should he. The current champion has earned that right.

Ian Machado Garry is the official back-up, and lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will use the outcome to determine his next move. The co-main event features UFC women's flyweight champion ...

The first pay-per-view of the year, January’s UFC 311, was due to see Islam Makhachev defend the lightweight belt against Arman Tsarukyan – six years after their close first fight – but the ...

Islam Makhachev (c) def. Renato Moicano, Submission (brabo choke) - for UFC Lightweight Championship Merab Dvalishvili (c) def. Umar Nurmagomedov, Decision (unanimous) - for UFC Bantamweight ...

Cory Sandhagen put on a strong performance Saturday in defeating two-time former champion Deiveson Figueiredo in the UFC Fight Night main event in Des Moines, Iowa, making a case for himself in ...