Makhachev notched his third title defense when he beat Dustin Poirier with a fifth-round D’Arce choke at UFC 302 in June.

Zellhuber and Ribovics helped ring in the UFC 306 main card headlined by Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili. After two title fights at the top of the card that left more to be desired, Zellhuber vs.

Paddy Pimblett was not impressed by Islam Makhachev's submission victory over Dustin Poirier back in June 2024.

Poirier received plenty of praise for his ability to defend takedowns for much of the bout. Makhachev, considered among the best wrestlers in the sport, was able to land just five of his 16 takedown ...

A common selection is Islam Makhachev’s win over Dustin Poirier, in which Makhachev overcame big damage early to smother Poirier in the championship rounds by D’Arce choke. Pimblett is knocking on the ...

A popular UFC lightweight dismisses (insert) Islam Makhachev (left) and his submission of Dustin Poirier this year (right). [Images courtesy: @islam_makhachev on Instagram, @Home_of_Fight on X and ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov does not want to see Islam Makhachev become a two-division champion at Belal Muhammad's expense.

Khabib Nurmagomedov thinks it's time for various UFC lightweights to call it a career. Nurmagomedov specifically pointed out ...

Ahead of his UFC 311 title defense, Islam Makhachev has revealed that Alexander Volkanovski has been his toughest opponent to ...

Javier Mendez is very confident in his fighters ability. So much so that he believes Islam Makhachev will make history.