UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov showed a high level of boxing years before he dropped Conor McGregor in the Octagon. Khabib Nurmagomedov is considered by many as one of the greatest hunters in UFC history after an unbeaten 29-0 run in the cage. He ran away from fighting after a successful lightweight title defense […]
Islam Makhachev could only be a few months out of his next title defense and was seen on training with forgotten UFC star, Zabit Magomedsharipov. Last January, Islam Makhachev defended his lightweight title for a record-breaking third time, which put his name in the conversation as the largest 155LB hunter of all time. Since then,
Islam Makhachev may have to take on Ilia Topuria, with a UFC icon that points to an important problem not to accept the challenge. There has not been much enthusiasm of the reigning lightweight champion team for a confrontation with 'El Matador'. Ali Abdelaziz even went so far that Makhachev could say that Justin Gaethje
Now that only a few days of his first welterweight title defense, Belal Muhammad has sent a pretty challenging message to Islam Makhachev. On UFC 315 in Montreal on Saturday, Belal Muhammad makes the first defense of his 170 pound title when he takes on an exciting competition, Jack della Maddalena. Prior to the biggest
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Islam Makhachev is open about the retired UFC legend who earned the award as his favorite hunter. In his appreciated career, the Dagestani climbed the 155-pound Berg and demanded its place on the throne. Although the 33-year-old is currently at the top of the peloton, he has a lot of time for the generation that
Islam Makhachev who defends his lightweight title against Ilia Topuria would be a huge fight, but it is clear that one side of the matchup is more enthusiastic about the idea than the other. After having recorded victories in a featherweight champion twice, it makes sense why Makhachev and his team might be more interested
Daniel Cormier has launched a passionate defense of his teammate Islam Makhachev in the midst of calls to him to be stripped of his title. The lightweight champion is friends with Cormier since he started training in his early UFC career at AKA and has become a record title holder. He has defended the 155LB
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Daniel Cormier was made furious with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev in the middle of an intense discussion. 'DC' has trained extensively in addition to the lightweight legends and has formed an incredibly close bond with the valued grapplers. On the occasion, however, temperators can flare up. Cormier once made Makhachev to make a 'disrespectful'
If Islam Makhachev moves to the UFC Welterweight Division, a top candidate is happy to have the line skipped for a title shot. UFC Lichtweight Champion Islam Makhachev is planning his next movement after the last defense of the belt against Renato Moicano on UFC 311. After the supplement of Ilia Topuria to the lightweight
It can only be a matter of time before Islam Makhachev increases a weight class. The UFC light weight champion has been considering the enormous career change for a while, one of the few roadblocks between him and a second belt is his friendship with the current Welterweight King Belal Muhammad. Islam Makhachev has locked
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The former UFC Vederweight Champion is planned to stay in its weapons after leaving his title to go up a weight class. Ilia Topuria is willing to wait for his lightweight title shot instead of making a top candidate, even if this means that he would fight later than he originally wanted. The division is
Ilia Topuria thinks that the days of Islam Makhachev are numbered in the lightweight division, but not for the reason you would think. UFC Lichtweight Champion Islam Makhachev has spent his entire career with fighting on 155 pounds and defending his world title 4 times in a row against former featherweights Dustin Poirier, Renato Micano