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

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

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Islam Makhachev, Ilia Topuria, Alex Pereira, Alexandre Pantoja and, yes, Jon Jones, all made their case to be considered the ...

Matt Brown has given his take on who he thinks Conor McGregor should fight next, urging McGregor to stick to boxing.

His last defense was against Dustin Poirier. He submitted Poirier in the final round at UFC 302. Islam will now face Arman ...

Dustin Poirier is a fan favorite and has delivered some major ... When ‘The Diamond’ fought Islam Makhachev for the ...

Islam Makhachev is already halfway through Khabib Nurmagomedov's grand prophecy about him: "The sport might leave the man too" ...