Considering that UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) is yet to fight Gaethje, Mendez doesn’t see ...

AKA head coach Javier Mendez has dropped yet another bomb in the never-ending Khabib vs. Islam Makhachev debate on who is ...

Javier Mendez, coach to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev, has explained why the latter is a better “student” than his ...

Islam Makhachev against Ilia Topuria is the biggest bout in the UFC outside of Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall. That’s according to ...

UFC Hall of Famer thinks a lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria is too big an opportunity to pass ...

Michael Bisping thinks Ilia Topuria will get his wish to fight UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Although Makhachev ...

Islam Makhachev's ability to adapt on the fly sets him apart, according to his coach, Javier Mendez. Unlike Khabib Nurmagomedov, whose dominance was based on relentless pressure and top control, ...

UFC play-by-play man Jon Anik has offered his take on the UFC's lightweight title picture, as champion Islam Makhachev awaits ...

Will Ilia Topuria get the next UFC lightweight title shot against Islam Makhachev? Arman Tsarukyan believes so.

Makhachev vs. Topuria Islam Makhachev, who captured the lightweight title, has established himself as a formidable force in the realm of MMA. His grappling prowess, rooted in wrestling and jiu-jitsu, ...

Magomed @AnkalaevM has received Dagestan's medal of honor from the head of the republic, Sergey Melikov. The UFC light ...

Russian lightweight kingpin, Islam Makhachev joins and elite group of UFC peers on social media this week in a staggering ...