It was recently announced that Makhachev will be vacating the UFC lightweight title in favor of moving up to 170 pounds.

Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo commented on the decisions made by Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev to vacate ...

Tsarukyan (23-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) was left out of the UFC lightweight title picture after withdrawing from his fight against ...

Ilia Topuria believes Islam Makhachev is a ‘coward’ for vacating his title and moving up a division. UFC CEO Dana White ...

Things were shaken up in the lightweight division earlier this week as Makhachev relinquished his belt for welterweight gold ...

If Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev continue their back-and-forth in the wake of Topuria's move to lightweight to chase Makhachev's title – and Makhachev's subsequent move to welterweight to go after ...

Islam Makhachev‘s only dream is to capture the second UFC belt and become one of the greats in the organization. The post ...

Jiri Prochazka wants to complete his degree before making a UFC return. Prochazka, a former UFC light heavyweight champion, ...

Ilia Topuria has nothing but gold on his mind now that a showdown with Charles Oliveira has officially been confirmed for UFC 317.

Aljamain Sterling gave his take on Islam Makhachev's UFC legacy in comparision to his mentor and close friend Khabib Nurmagomedov.

UFC's lightweight division no longer has a champion as Islam Makhachev has opted to vacate the title to fight a current title ...

Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira are now officially set to battle for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 317 on June 28 ...