Jon Anik believes Islam Makhachev is the only fighter capable of defeating Ilia Topuria across two UFC divisions.

The building blocks for a potential super fight between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria are being put in place. There's no ...

Jon Anik recently shared his thoughts on Islam Makhachev potentially returning to the 155-pound division and possibly ...

Islam Makhachev isn’t losing any sleep over Ilia Topuria suddenly jumping him in the UFC rankings because he’s got bigger business to handle with his welterweight title fight nearly finalized.

Arman Tsarukyan thinks he'd have the advantage over UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria everywhere, even in the striking ...

In pursuit of becoming a two-division champion, Makhachev relinquished his lightweight title shortly after friend Belal ...

Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) walked through that door at UFC 317 in June, when the former featherweight champion moved up in weight and knocked out Charles Oliveira to claim the vacant 155-pound belt ...

Despite their fierce rivalry, Ilia Topuria’s surprising hint of respect towards Islam Makhachev caught many MMA fans completely off guard recently. The Georgian-Spanish fighter moved up to ...

Many MMA fans wanted Makhachev to stay at 155 pounds and face Ilia Topuria, who since captured the vacant strap with a first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 in June.

Islam Makhachev is unbothered by Ilia Topuria overtaking him in the official UFC rankings. For many years, Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) made it clear he was striving to be the No. 1 pound-for ...