Daniel Cormier: Dricus Du Plessis middleweight fight much harder than Islam Makhachev thinks Daniel Cormier warns UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev of a potential middleweight move. 3 weeks ago Ilia Topuria: 'I know I'm much better than Islam Makhachev' Featherweight champion Ilia Topu...
Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev submitted 10th-ranked Renato Moicano at 4:05 of the first round Saturday night at UFC 311 for his 15th straight victory.
Elekana’s amateur experience helps to bridge the gap between his and Guskov’s overall pro fights. While the American does have a huge opportunity to make an immediate impact in his promotional debut, Guskov has already proven himself to be a UFC-caliber light heavyweight with ...
There’s not a ton that can be taken away from the first meeting between the two lightweights given that they met back in 2019, but even in his UFC debut Tsarukyan did manage to take Makhachev down once. You don't want to go to the ground with@ArmanUFC👀 ...
1. Islam Makhachev (26-1) Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images Over the last few years, Islam Makhachev has stamped his place as not just the best lightweight right now, but, arguably, the best pound-for-pound UFC fighter on the planet today. His victories over future Hall-of-Famers Oliviera,...
What also makes him an interesting threat to Makhachev is the two have fought before and the champ eked out a hard-fought win in 2019. Both are much better, but the fight will still be closely contested again. However, we will not hear “and new” on Saturday night. ...
“Alex went into his last three fights [compromised] – especially with the Yair [Rodriguez] fight, Alex couldn’t use his left arm for probably three-quarters of the camp because he had bits of a broken bone in his elbow."[5:46] ...