Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) walked through that door at UFC 317 in June, when the former featherweight champion moved up in weight and knocked out Charles Oliveira to claim the vacant 155-pound belt ...

Islam Makhachev's next title defense is no longer a mystery. The UFC lightweight champion will defend his belt against former champ Charles Oliveira in a rematch in the main event of UFC 294 on ...

Islam Makhachev thinks sees the UFC 317 main event between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira as a coin toss. Topuria and Oliveira will fight for the vacant lightweight title left behind by ...

Topuria recently captured the lightweight title by defeating Charles Oliveira, while Makhachev still has to prove whether he can succeed at welterweight. Despite that, Moicano believes that if ...

Among the most prominent to send Pico a message was former lightweight and pound-for-pound king Islam Makhachev, who had ...

The reigning 155-pound champion soon vacates his title so it can go up for grabs in Saturday’s UFC 317 main event between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira. Makhachev won’t be out of the UFC ...

After Ilia Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira to claim the vacant UFC lightweight title at UFC 317, many, including the UFC official rankings, have put Topuria over Islam Makhachev on that list.

The lightweight division experienced a dramatic shift after Islam Makhachev vacated his title to pursue opportunities in the ...

The UFC has booked a lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev to headline UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The UFC 280 pay-per-view event takes place on Oct ...