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Islam Makhachev is gunning for Charles Oliveira following the latter's victory at UFC 262 to become the new lightweight champion.

MMA Fighting Share this story Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC Another week and another UFC pay-per-view is heading your way and honestly, I don’t have a great feel for how people are receiving this weekend. Perhaps it’s because everyone knows the title fight at the top of the card is for a paper belt, or perhaps it’s because there really isn’t a ton of star power, but this weekend feels like a huge letdown already. Hopefully, the fights themselves won’t be though so let...

Beneil Dariush has taken notice of what Darren Till said about Yoel Romero, and he has the same thing going on with Justin Gaethje.

Islam Makhachev set to return to UFC against Thiago Moises on July 17 Share this story Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Islam Makhachev will return to the Octagon to face former RFA lightweight champion Thiago Moises at a UFC Fight Night event on July 17, MMA Fighting confirmed on Wednesday following an initial report from ESPN. Makhachev (8-1 UFC, 19-1 MMA) trains alongside former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and has been tipped by some pundits as ‘The Eagle’s’ eventual li...

Islam Makhachev will return to the Octagon on July 17, per sources. Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises set for a three-rounder at UFC Fight Night. Makhachev (19-1) is the No. 10 ranked lightweight in the UFC. The 29-year-old Russian, who is a close friend of former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, has a 7-1 record in the Octagon and most recently bested Drew Dober by submission at UFC 259. He has been someone who many analysts of the sport have suggested could be a UFC champion for quite ...

UFC lightweight phenom Islam Makhachev will battle Brazilian up-and-comer Thiago Moises at the promotion’s "Fight Night" event on July 17.

MMA Fighting Share this story Dave Mandel, Invicta FC Last week, two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison smashed her way to yet another victory in the PFL. Following her victory, Harrison proclaimed herself “the baddest woman in any room she walks into” and talk immediately began to turn to fantasy matchmaking Harrison with UFC featherweight champion Amanda Nunes. However, almost as quickly as fan imaginations got revved up, UFC President Dana White threw cold water on...

An exciting UFC lightweight bout between veteran knockout artist Jeremy Stephens and rising contender Mateusz Gamrot takes place this summer.

The Weekend in Scraps: UFC Fight Night 118, Bellator 185 and the Eddie Bravo Invitational Every Monday, the Combat Press staff gathers its thoughts on the previous weekend’s fights and fight news. This feature isn’t a recap and it isn’t an editorial, but rather a bit of both worlds. We’ll scour the best from the combat-sports landscape and deliver it, with some commentary, right here. Let’s get started… MMA Although many will point to Darren Till’s first-round finish of Donald Cer...

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC One of the more slogging UFC cards in recent memory. A couple cool finishes early on unfortunately failed to set the tone for action, and every fight after the first three went to a decision. Fortunately, Robert Whittaker put a bow on the whole night with a stellar performance over Kelvin Gastelum. So, is the UFC going to bypass Whittaker on the Adesanya rematch again? Is Tracy Cortez going to be flyweight’s next hot prospect? And how cautious should the UFC be ...