Charles Oliveira, Ilia Topuria, and Justin Gaethje are all viable options for Islam Makhachev's next title defense.

Considering that UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) is yet to fight Gaethje, Mendez doesn’t see ...

UFC Hall of Famer thinks a lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria is too big an opportunity to pass ...

Javier Mendez, coach to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev, has explained why the latter is a better “student” than his ...

Islam Makhachev vs Ilia Topuria may be off the table following rumors between Makhachev and third ranked lightweight Justin ...

Justin Gaethje 'absolutely' should fight UFC champion Islam Makhachev next Video: Should Justin Gaethje get a title shot off his UFC 313 win?

Nurmagomedov was dropped and cut by Makhachev, who defended his lightweight title in style. Ultimately, all three judges scored the bloodbath fight 49-46 in his favor – but no one will ever truly know ...

Justin Gaethje vies for title fight, but UFC stays mum on Topuria and Makhachev's next opponents. “Send your son to Dagestan 2-3 years and forget” Islam’s plea to Daniel Cormier to subject his son to ...

Even if Islam Makhachev doesn’t give him the next shot at lightweight gold, Topuria will be relieved to have simply avoided ...