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

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

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

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

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev appears closer to a title fight than not. According to Eurosport, Makhachev is in camp preparing fight against an unnamed opponent. I can confirm that ...

Jack Della Maddalena is targeting a future superfight with Islam Makhachev to avenge Alexander Volkanovski's losses, but first, he must defeat Belal Muhammad at UFC 315. Volkanovski believes that ...

Arman Tsarukyan defends Islam ... little to gain from the matchup. Makhachev has defended his title twice against two-time featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski, who was once the No. 1 pound ...

Islam Makhachev might be stalling, not wanting to take a lightweight title fight against Ilia Topuria, hoping for a jump to welterweight, but it might come back and haunt him. At least that’s ...

The Islam Makhachev vs Ilia Topuria matchup has been ... a rematch against Alexander Volkanovski looked inevitable. However, shockingly, Ilia Topuria vacated his belt and moved up to the ...