New details reveal Islam Makhachev’s next UFC fight could happen sooner than expected, with top contenders already in the rumor mill.

Since submitting Dustin Poirier at UFC 302, Islam Makhachev has made it clear that he wants to move up to welterweight to challenge for a second belt. He has already faced a champion from the ...

"I'm not a weight bully like Islam Makhachev, who has to cut all that weight to have an ... Then, he fought an aging Dustin Poirier coming off one win over a non-top 10 foe since being knocked ...

The UFC's lightweight division is in chaos with no clear-cut contender for Islam Makhachev ... the chances of Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier getting a title shot. Moicano said: Get the latest ...

Dustin Poirier in 2019, and Gaethje in 2020. Khabib Nurmagomedov (left) and Islam Makhachev (Getty Images) By submitting Moicano, Makhachev recorded a fourth successful title defence at ...