The Bellator lightweight champion defended his belt via a controversial majority decision win that got fans riled up, with ...

Islam Makhachev will never have that. He already has that one loss to Adriano Martins in his second UFC fight back in 2015.

Nurmagomedov, one of the best former lightweight champions in the sport, has become an incredible coach. At UFC 311, he will ...

Makhachev and his UFC Hall of Fame mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov are two of the greatest lightweights to ever compete inside the Octagon. After Makhachev’s latest win, many fans and pundits have begun to ...

Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov are known to be close friends and training partners. They both hail from Dagestan, Russia, and learned their craft under the tutelage of Khabib's father, the ...

One final factor worth considering as we attempt to determine who would have the upper hand between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev is the quality of their opponents. While both men faced ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev once hoped he could settle one of Khabib Nurmagomedov ’s rivalries. Nurmagomedov and ...

Arman Tsarukyan is days out from his rematch with Islam Makhachev and comparisons have once again been drawn between ...

Islam Makhachev closes in on Anderson Silva's record after surpassing Khabib Nurmagomedov’s winning streak in MMA.

Daniel Cormier and Islam Makhachev were both discussing UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov being removed from a Frontier Airlines ...

Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov take center stage at UFC 311. They're also two of the main players in MMA's most ...

The 33-year-old champion has Nurmagomedov in his corner, and it's an alliance that has served Makhachev well, telling ...