Usman thinks it makes sense for Makhachev to move up and challenge welterweight champion Belal Muhammad, a frequent training partner of Makhachev and his team. “If I was Islam a ...

At UFC 311, Islam Makhachev produced yet another spectacular ... many are clamoring for the Dagestani to move up a weight class to take on Belal Muhammad for welterweight gold.

Makhachev, the current undisputed lightweight champion and pound-for-pound number one ranked fighter in the UFC, has been ...

Islam Makhachev (right) could end up fighting Belal Muhammad (left) next in the pursuit of welterweight gold according to a former UFC title challenger in that weight division [Image Courtesy ...

Islam Makhachev isn’t in a position to disclose what the UFC and Dana White have planned for his next fight just yet.

Belal Muhammad’s latest revelation paves way for Islam Makhachev’s second UFC title pursuit without facing each other. [Image courtesy: @bullyb170 on Instagram] Belal Muhammad recently ...

Kamaru Usman believes Islam Makhachev should fight Belal Muhammad regardless of their training history. UFC lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) is eager to move up a weight class ...

Belal Muhammad has taken umbrage with comments ... on a potential matchup between Muhammad and lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. On his Pound 4 Pound podcast on January 20, Usman said ...

UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad has laid out a scenario where he defeats UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis ...

(Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) The idea of a a Makhachev vs. Muhammad matchup was brought ... “It’s going to be hard to prepare Islam to beat Belal. He’s very close to me.