Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) walked through that door at UFC 317 in June, when the former featherweight champion moved up in ...

The building blocks for a potential super fight between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria are being put in place. There's no ...

In pursuit of becoming a two-division champion, Makhachev relinquished his lightweight title shortly after friend Belal ...

Former long-time 155-pound champion Islam Makhachev and his team previously overlooked Ilia Topuria as a legitimate contender ...

Islam Makhachev isn’t losing any sleep over Ilia Topuria suddenly jumping him in the UFC rankings because he’s got bigger ...

Ilia Topuria’s UFC 317 win put him at No. 1 in the pound-for-pound rankings. Islam Makhachev calls it marketing and eyes a ...

The Russian stated that Topuria's No.1 position in the pound-for-pound rankings "is just marketing" and that they will fight ...

Islam Makhachev shocked the MMA world when he announced he vacated his UFC lightweight title for a move to welterweight. Makhachev solidified his decision just hours after his friend and teammate, ...

Daniel Cormier recently opened up about a potential fight between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria.

“I think Topuria would beat Islam Makhachev — that’s my opinion. I hope the UFC lets Topuria move up and fight. 145 champion, 155 champion, 170 champion — that’s amazing.

Islam Makhachev is unbothered by Ilia Topuria overtaking him in the official UFC rankings. For many years, Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) made it clear he was striving to be the No. 1 pound-for ...