Israel Adesanya envisions plenty of grappling exchanges in the UFC 311 headliner. Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) defends his lightweight title in a rematch against Arman Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 ...

Reigning UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev garnered laudation from the MMA community yet again, putting on a dominant ...

Islam Makhachev wants multi-division championship glory, but one UFC analyst would prefer to see him stick in his own lane.

With Islam Makhachev breaking his close friend, mentor and coach Khabib Nurmagomedov's record for most UFC lightweight title ...

Islam Makhachev is undoubtedly one of the most complete fighters in the current UFC roster. His skill set lies in his world-class grappling, dominant control, and elite Sambo skills within MMA.

"He doesn’t like me" Coach Javier Mendez doubts Ilia Topuria could match Islam Makhachev's grappling skills in potential clash: "That's not a smart move" Coach Javier Mendez doubts Ilia Topuria ...

Despite Khabib's grappling dominance ... There's no doubt that the most anticipated fight of the night was Islam Makhachev vs Renato Moicano. After Arman Tsarukyan was forced to pull out ...

Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev puts his title on the line ... He's not only been relying on his grappling, he's been showing us that he's been working hard on his striking." ...

Former fighter-turned-analyst Chael Sonnen thinks the UFC has a big decision to make regarding lightweight kingpin Islam ...

Dricus Du Plessis responds to Islam Makhachev’s callout, highlighting the size gap but open to the fight under the right ...

Islam Makhachev is facing a much different Arman ... especially after Tsarukyan relied on his grappling prowess to really make Makhachev work on the ground in ways very few pro opponents have ...