That had Makhachev contemplating jumping up to 185 pounds, which middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis cautioned him about . Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) challenges Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) ...

Sean Strickland has warned Islam Makhachev that he may want to think twice about a potential move up in weight. The lightweight champion has now broken the record for most UFC title defences at ...

Belal Muhammad became the UFC welterweight champion with a unanimous decision win against Leon Edwards in July 2024. In ...

Islam Makhachev has his sights set on a second ... The middleweight title will be contested on Feb. 8 when Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland clash in the main event of UFC 312.

Islam Makhachev is a UFC legend in the making – but welterweight champion Belal Muhamad has revealed he’d rather vacate his ...

Superfights are often discussed in the MMA world, but speculation around the sport's next major matchups has grown in ...

Belal Muhammad praises Islam Makhachev while taking a subtle jab at the middleweight division, sparking debate among fans.

Dricus Du Plessis beat Sean Strickland for the second time at UFC 312 to retain his UFC Middleweight Title, as MMA pros reacted to the win. The champion secured a unanimous decision win in a dominant ...

Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), who has defended his lightweight title a division-record four times, said he won’t retire ...

UFC legend Michael Bisping doesn't believe Islam Makhachev has any fear of a showdown with fellow champion Ilia Topuria.

With Islam Makhachev, things have been going quite ... As ‘Stillknocks’ prepares to defend his belt against Sean Strickland, he had some stern words for the lightweight king.

The middleweight champion hasn’t lost inside the octagon yet, and rematches Sean Strickland on Saturday ... which is a title Islam Makhachev currently holds as the officially ranked number ...