Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, recently argued that Islam Makhachev should hold the No. 1 position in the UFC ...

Islan Makhachev has a mastery of MMA, a sport in which he’s spent half his life honing his craft, to the point that he enters Saturday’s headliner at Prudential Center as the pound-for-pound ...

Javier Mendez, coach to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev, has explained why the latter is a better “student” than his childhood friend. Upon winning the UFC lightweight title in 2022 ...

UFC 311, scheduled for January 18, 2025, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, promises a night of high-stakes matchups, particularly for Khabib Nurmagomedov, who will corner three ...

Islam Makhachev has been described as a smoother grappler than Khabib Nurmagomedov. While Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov fight out of the same training camp, come from the same area of ...

Islam Makhachev Will Have Khabib Nurmagomedov In His Corner . Khabib Nurmagomedov had previously announced his full retirement from MMA, stating he wouldn’t even corner fighters.

Khabib Nurmagomedov pinpoints Islam Makhachev’s potential toughest test One such test proposed is former UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria , who vacated the 145 lb title for a full-time ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov is not keen on Islam Makhachev fighting Belal Muhammad for double champ status “The Eagle” backs Ilia Topuria to defeat Charles Oliveira The former lightweight champ wants ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov has long touted Islam Makhachev as his successor in the lightweight division. The upcoming title challenger was also a favorite of the former champion's father, Abdulmanap ...