UFC lightweight king Islam Makhachev recently donated his gold strap and golden fight gloves to the Dagestan Sports Museum, ...

Islam Makhachev was obviously not happy to see Umar Nurmagomedov come up short in his biggest career fight. However, that hasn't changed how he views Nurmagomedov's potential. Makhachev, who successfu ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Islam Makhachev was obviously not happy to see Umar Nurmagomedov come up short in his biggest career fight. However, that hasn't changed how he views Nurmagomedov's potential.

Two of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s 5-star pupils were competing for the title in UFC 311. While Islam Makhachev came in as the defending champion, Umar Nurmagomedov was a challenger to Merab ...

Islam Makhachev (left) reflects on bittersweet UFC 311 after his dominant win and Umar Nurmagomedov's (right) loss. [Image courtesy: @ufcindia and @ufc on Instagram] UFC 311 turned out to be ...

Islam Makhachev has spoken out in support of his close friend Umar Nurmagomedov after he suffered his first defeat on Saturday night. But he has backed the 29-year-old, whose cousin and coach is ...

Nurmagomedov collected his thoughts and sent messages to all three of his fighters, which was highlighted by praise for Makhachev after another dominant performance on Saturday. “Islam Makhachev has ...

Umar Nurmagomedov is tasked with being the ... (ESPN+ pay-per-view, EPSNews, ESPN+), then in the very next fight, his teammate Islam Makhachev will put his lightweight belt on the line against ...

The UFC returns to Inglewood, Calif., on Saturday night for its UFC 311 pay-per-view offering a pair of title fights: Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano at lightweight and Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar ...

Islam Makhachev made quick work of Renato Moicano on Saturday night, locking in a D'arce choke to submit him in Round 1 and ...