UFC analyst: Islam Makhachev vs. Kamaru Usman 'most sellable' fight

Din Thomas understands what the UFC would be going for with Islam Makhachev vs. Kamaru Usman, and he supports that direction ...

Belal Muhammad: Islam Makhachev, manager 'planting seeds' for Kamaru Usman

Belal Muhammad does not support the idea of Islam Makhachev's first UFC welterweight title defense being against Kamaru Usman.
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Conspiracy? Islam Makhachev and scheming manager ‘planting the seeds’ for ‘easier’ Usman fight

Former UFC Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad doesn’t want to see Kamaru Usman anywhere near the next title shot. When ...
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UFC champ Islam Makhachev regrets not moving to welterweight earlier

UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev is not looking back at lightweight. Makhachev (28-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) dominated Jack Della Maddalena to claim the 170-pound title at UFC 322, a move he admits ...
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Islam Makhachev: I'm going to defend UFC welterweight title 'many, many times'

NEW YORK – It looks like the Islam Makhachev era is upon the UFC welterweight division. Makhachev (28-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC), former champion at 155 pounds, won the welterweight belt in his divisional debut ...
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Islam Makhachev questions UFC matchmaking: ‘Arman should have gotten the title shot’

“The organization may not like it, but they make more and more fights that I don’t understand,” Makhachev said (Russian ...
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Ilia Topuria reacts to Islam Makhachev’s ‘boring’ UFC 322 win, labels Jack Della ‘disappointment of a champion’

Former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev captured the welterweight title by dominating Jack Della Maddalena atop the UFC 322 pay-per-view (PPV) event last Sat. night (Nov. 15, 2025) at Madison ...