The lightweight challenger has to withdraw with a back injury, opening the door for the brash Brazilian and forcing Beneil ...

Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) defends his lightweight title in a rematch against Arman Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) ...

Arman Tsarukyan's nearly six-year journey to the UFC lightweight title will take a little longer. Tsarukyan suffered an ...

UFC 311 took an unexpected major turn Friday morning, with Arman Tsarukyan withdrawing from his lightweight title fight ...

UFC President Dana White announced Friday that Islam Makhachev will defend the UFC lightweight title against Renato Moicano ...

SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2 fight card from Intuit Dome in ...

Makhachev, 33, takes a 26-1 record into the fight that includes a division-record 14-match winning streak. He claimed his ...

Islam Makhachev said he isn’t concerned with being known as the greatest lightweight of all time. He does value setting ...

Arman Tsarukyan has been forced out of the main event at UFC 311, with Brazil's Renato Moicano stepping in to challenge Islam ...

Tsarukyan is a great wrestler, averaging 3.25 takedowns per 15 minutes, but he went 1-for-12 on attempts in the first matchup ...

Makhachev won the UFC lightweight title by submitting Charles Oliveira in 2022. He defended his title twice in a row against ...

As a result of Tsarukyan's dropout, lightweight contender Renato Moicano is stepping into the main to challenge Makhachev for ...