Ali Abdelaziz, the manager of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev, congratulated his client, Magomed Ankalaev, and praised Alex Pereira's team.

The Georgian-Spanish fighter has set his sights on a title shot against reigning 155-pound champion Islam Makhachev. While there were initially some uncertainties surrounding the potential matchup ...

Members of Islam Makhachev’s inner circle have differing views on the lightweight champ facing Ilia Topuria next. UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria now share the same ...

Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria? Khabib Nurmagomedov wants to see something else first. The next lightweight title fight is still unconfirmed, Ariel Helwani shedding light on Makhachev vs.

Makhachev hits out at McGregor ... have the same manager: Ali Abdelaziz. Belal eludes him (although Makahchev said a fight between the two should be considered; "it's sport," he said) and ...

The feud between Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev seems to have extended past just the fighters as both managers are now involving themselves in the beef. Ever since Ilia Topuria captured the UFC ...

It seems clear that everyone wants to see a fight between Ilia Topuria (16-0) and Islam Makhachev (27-1)... except for the Dagestani fighter himself. 'El Matador' is determined to leave the ...

Islam Makhachev (Photo by Gary A. Vasquez/Imagn Images) and Ilia Topuria (Photo by Gary A. Vasquez/Imagn Images) Every UFC fan wants to see Ilia Topuria, an undefeated force, take on the dominant ...

Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Eyes on Islam Makhachev's gold belt at lightweight, Topuria vacated his featherweight title last week, leaving Alexander Volkanovski & Diego Lopes to fight for the ...

Justin Gaethje says Khabib is the toughest opponent he’s ever faced, and his dream fight is against Islam Makhachev 👀 “[Islam] is the champ, and I do believe that is a better matchup for me ...