It was recently announced that Makhachev will be vacating the UFC lightweight title in favor of moving up to 170 pounds.

Pursuing double-champ status in the UFC is one of the rarest and most legendary achievements in combat sports, with only a ...

Paddy Pimblett questions why Islam Makhachev must vacate his title while Jon Jones retains his, sparking debate among UFC ...

Islam Makhachev has officially vacated the UFC lightweight title and will move to welterweight to challenge Jack Della Maddalena for his belt.

The bitter feud between the two pound-for-pound stars comes months on from Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov’s title fight ...

Islam Makhachev slammed by MMA legend, who claims he avoided a showdown with Ilia Topuria. The UFC pound-for-pound number one has chosen to vacate his lightweight championship and fight Jack Della ...

Chael Sonnen believes that Islam Makhachev did everything possible to dodge Ilia Topuria. Makhachev has decided to vacate his UFC lightweight throne in pursuit of welterweight gold and will challenge ...

Since the rise of Ilia Topuria by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, fans were interested in him fighting ...

UFC Fight Night 256 winner HyunSung Park talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight after his first-round submission of Carlos Hernandez.

Nicknamed ‘Do Bronx’, Oliveira will look to reclaim the UFC lightweight title after years spent in Islam Makhachev’s shadow.

Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo commented on the decisions made by Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev to vacate ...