One of those losses came to then lightweight champion Makhachev, who submitted Poirier in the final round of their title fight at UFC 302 last summer. Poirier drew blood from Makhachev and earned the ...

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

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 does not plan to retire just yet. ... Makhachev addressed rumors of potential early retirement in the UFC. I don't think about retirement because I have some to deal.

UFC legend Chael Sonnen also predicted Dustin Poirier to get his hand raised based on his previous fights with 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 ...

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 ...