Some of the biggest names in the sport help define Poirier's legacy ahead of his UFC 318 retirement fight vs. Max Holloway ...

Team Islam Makhachev doubles down on retirement talk, saying the lightweight champ may only have 7–8 more fights left in his career. Skip to main content Skip to header right navigation ...

Makhachev, who hasn’t fought since his final lightweight title defense at UFC 311, recently made a public demand to book the Maddalena fight for Madison Square Garden. The UFC superstar recently ...

Israel Adesanya shares his prediction for the inevitable Islam Makhachev vs. Jack Della Maddalena Fight expected to take ...

UFC fans might not have the enjoyment of watching Islam Makhachev for much longer as his head coach has provided a surprising retirement timeline. After feeling like he’d achieved all he can ...

Islam Makhachev (Photo by Joe Camporeale/Imagn Images) Javier Mendez recently stated how Islam Makhachev might stay around for just three more fights. While nothing has been confirmed yet, former ...

People around Islam Makhachev might have certain ideas about the timeline for his retirement from MMA, but he will be the one to make the final call. One of his longtime coaches, Javier Mendez of ...

Islam Makhachev nothing thinking about retirement at least three more years of high-level competition — Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) June 17, 2025 Makhachev also seconded Abdelaziz’s comments.

"Islam Makhachev might have three fights, including Jack Della Maddalena," Cormier said on his YouTube channel. "That right there is where our energy should be spent as Islam fans.

Javier Mendez doesn't see Islam Makhachev sticking around for too much longer. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) relinquished his UFC lightweight title to chase a second belt. He is expected to ...