That had Makhachev contemplating jumping up to 185 pounds, which middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis cautioned him about . Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) challenges Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) ...

Belal Muhammad became the UFC welterweight champion with a unanimous decision win against Leon Edwards in July 2024. In December of the same year, Muhammad was scheduled to defend his world title for ...

Islam Makhachev has his sights set on a second ... The middleweight title will be contested on Feb. 8 when Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland clash in the main event of UFC 312.

Islam Makhachev is a UFC legend in the making – but welterweight champion Belal Muhamad has revealed he’d rather vacate his ...

Belal Muhammad says he would never fight Islam Makhachev, and would rather move up to 185 and ... downplaying champ Dricus Du ...

Belal Muhammad praises Islam Makhachev while taking a subtle jab at the middleweight division, sparking debate among fans.

Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), who has defended his lightweight title a division-record four times, said he won’t retire ...

UFC legend Michael Bisping doesn't believe Islam Makhachev has any fear of a showdown with fellow champion Ilia Topuria.

Superfights are often discussed in the MMA world, but speculation around the sport's next major matchups has grown in ...

Sean Strickland's reaction to Islam Makhachev considering middleweight was surprising. UFC lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) insists on fulfilling his goal of becoming dual ...