Islam Makhachev sees being overtaken on the UFC pound-for-pound ranks by Ilia Topuria as an opportunity for them to fight.

Ilia Topuria’s UFC 317 win put him at No. 1 in the pound-for-pound rankings. Islam Makhachev calls it marketing and eyes a ...

Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) walked through that door at UFC 317 in June, when the former featherweight champion moved up in ...

Islam Makhachev has been de-throned as the UFC Lightweight champion. The change in pound-for-pound No. 1 ranking occurred ...

Islam Makhachev isn’t losing any sleep over Ilia Topuria suddenly jumping him in the UFC rankings because he’s got bigger ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov is "more concerned" about Islam Makhachev losing to Jack Della Maddalena than he ever was Ilia Topuria.

Makhachev is expected to challenge Della Maddalena for the welterweight title this year, though Topuria still wants to face ...

O’Malley took on criticism during his reign as he rematch lower-ranked contender Chito Vera, who has a win over him, in his ...

Daniel Cormier recently opened up about a potential fight between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria.

For context, Dana White had Makhachev's quote about being ready to fight anyone immortalized on a wall at the UFC Performance ...

Islam Makhachev thinks the UFC is trying to set up a fight with Ilia Topuria. | Getty/UFC Islam Makhachev believes the ...

Follow Us 17 Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev (Image Credits: Imagn) Recently, debates about the actual pound-for-pound number one fighter, Jon Jones or Islam Makhachev, were widespread.