With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from January 2025: Here are ...

Earlier this month, ‘The Eagle’ watched on as Islam Makhachev submitted Renato Moicano to defend the lightweight title he ...

Hooker's encounter with Makhachev in 2021 was rough, resulting in a first-round submission loss via kimura. However the ...

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

Live text commentary as Paul Hughes takes on Usman Nurmagomedov for the Bellator lightweight title at the Coca-Cola Arena, ...

Makhachev’s ability to adapt seamlessly to a last-second opponent change was on full display at UFC 311. UFC CEO Dana White ...

The UFC lightweight division is one of the most decorated and entertaining divisions in the promotion. So there’s been a long debate about who has been the greatest lightweight fighter.

Renato Moicano was almost the protagonist of a Cinderella story at UFC 311. Unfortunately, it did not come to fruition, and his loss to Islam Makhachev weighs heavily on his mind.

Former UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman thinks a matchup between Belal Muhammad and Islam Makhachev makes sense. Muhammad, ...

Islam Makhachev was part of an all-star corner team for Usman Nurmagomedov's title fight against Paul Hughes at PFL Dubai on Jan. 25.

Beneil Dariush recently named the only fighter he thinks could beat Islam Makhachev in the cage. The UFC lightweight contender also outlined three reasons why he thought so in light of Makhachev's ...

Islam Makhachev managed to set a new UFC lightweight championship defense record after he defeated Renato Moicano at ... Benson Henderson, and Khabib Nurmagomedov with three title defenses with ...