Islam Makhachev claims sports culture is why UFC's American-born fighters are struggling. UFC champions like Chuck "The ...

None of the current male UFC champions were born in the United States, and it’s not a controversial statement to say the ...

Former UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev is still bleak about the current status of the UFC landscape regarding its ...

Former UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev is making a possible career-defining decision. After vacating his title, he ...

What’s even more striking is that, for the first time in years, not a single American holds a men’s UFC title. On the surface ...

Makhachev's shift from 155 to 170 began around mid-May, when UFC boss Dana White announced that the former lightweight ...

Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), who vacated his UFC lightweight title to challenge welterweight champ Jack Della Maddalena ...

Like Chimaev, Makhachev’s tentative next opponent Jack Della Maddalena has never been beaten in the UFC. The welterweight ...

And although Makhachev is widely regarded as the pound-for-pound best fighter on the planet, ahead of his move up to 170lbs, ...

During a recent press conference, which he attended, Makhachev spoke about his fellow countryman, Khamzat Chimaev 's dominant ...

There is no doubt that fighters from the Caucasus region have been dominating the UFC over the last few years. The post ...

UFC veteran argues Ilia Topuria vs Paddy Pimblett is a bigger fight right now than Topuria vs Islam Makhachev.