UFC lightweight Paddy Pimblett has dismissed the notion of a superfight between Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev.

It's difficult getting a group of people to agree on almost anything. But the ESPN pound-for-pound voting panel is now unanimous in proclaiming Islam Makhachev the No. 1 fighter in MMA. Makhachev's ...

Islam Makhachev ... lightweight has no contenders left for him to defend his belt against. “I don’t see a lot of work to do in my division, I beat almost everybody,” Makhachev began to ...

the No. 1 challenger to Islam Makhachev’s lightweight title, was forced to pull out of the fight because of a back injury. Renato Moicano stepped in as a late replacement opponent but suffered a ...

Jared Cannonier (left) previews the Islam Makhachev ... It's no question that he's up for the challenge, so it's going to be a good fight to watch." Both Makhachev and Tsarukyan will head into ...

White said he decided to promote Makhachev to No. 1 on his personal pound-for-pound list because the champion had no problem with facing a new opponent and performed well. "Islam was willing to ...