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 ...

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

Paddy Pimblett disagrees with UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria jumping the line at lightweight. A lot of talk has been ...

After lightweight champion Islam Makhachev's UFC 311 performance on Saturday, White believes the 33-year old Russian is rightfully ranked as the No. 1 P4P fighter on the planet. "He's already ...

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 ...

Why Jon Anik considers Islam Makhachev No. 1 pound-for-pound over Jon Jones 'every day of the week' For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 311 .

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 ...

Nearly five years after their first fight, Islam Makhachev will look to win for a ... information if you are unsure how accurate they are. No guarantees are made with regards to results or ...

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 ...

He has no discernible holes in his game ... Alexander Volkanovski and Khamzat Chimaev. Brett Okamoto: 1. Islam Makhachev; 2. Ilia Topuria; 3. Alex Pereira; 4. Tom Aspinall; 5.