Earlier this year, Makhachev followed in his mentor’s path and gave the lightweight title back to the UFC having never lost ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov expressed confidence in his cousin Umar Nurmagomedov’s strong comeback, pointing to Islam Makhachev as an ...

UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has given his thoughts on a potential timeline for the mixed martial arts retirement of Islam ...

Recently during a live Q&A, Khabib claimed that the 29-year-old could still become the pound-for-pound number one fighter in the sport, following a similar path to his teammate, Makhachev.

Javier Mendez said he expects Makhachev to follow in his mentor Nurmagomedov's footsteps by not overextending his career. However, in a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Makhachev debunked those ...

Islam Makhachev vs Jack Della Maddalena fight date ‘leaked’ by Khabib Nurmagomedov - Makhachev gave up the UFC lightweight ...

In a recent interview, Khabib Nurmagomedov gave his honest assessment of what the future holds for Islam Makhachev.

Islam Makhachev has always done a fine job of emulating Khabib Nurmagomedov. Both fighters were forged in Dagestan, made it to the UFC, won the lightweight title, became pound-for-pound No 1, and gave ...

Islam Makhachev has been expected to challenge for the welterweight championship since those rumors first surfaced early this ...

If former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov is to be believed, his protégé’s next stage ...

Charles Oliveira hopes beating Khabib Nurmagomedov’s protege can lure him out of retirement. Islam Makhachev has been chomping at the bit to fight ex-UFC lightweight champion Oliveira for the vacant ...

Javier Mendez, coach to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev, has explained why the latter is a better “student” than his childhood friend. Upon winning the UFC lightweight title in 2022, Makhachev ...