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 ...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Makhachev’s coach drops shock retirement timeline Ahead of his move up to 170lbs, the Russian has teased that his time at lightweight may not be completely done.

However, Makhachev was replaced as the pound-for-pound number one last month when Ilia Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira ...

In a recent interview with TMZSports, Dustin Poirier addressed retirement speculation leading up to his UFC 302 bout against Islam Makhachev. He said, “I feel like I’m capable of anything.

Islam Makhachev's coach Javier Mendez went on Submission Radio podcast to reveal the UFC champion may retire after 3 fights.

Islam doesn’t want to give up his belt — he wants to fight at 155 too. Islam can take the 170 title, then return to 155 and hold both belts,” said Nurmagomedov.

Today, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev stirred even more speculation about his next move with a tweet addressing the upcoming UFC 315 main event deciding the welterweight champion.

Islam Makhachev's former teammate recently shared his opinion on Makhachev's future in the UFC, discussing his retirement plans. According to the individual, the Dagestani fighter may hang up his ...

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 ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev tweeted that no matter the result at UFC 315 Jack Della Maddalena vs. Belal Muhammad, he will not vacate 155 pound championship belt. Fuels speculation of ...

Islam Makhachev clarifies UFC retirement speculation: 'We're just beginning' Mike Bohn, MMA Junkie 6 July 2025 at 6:01 am GMT-7 · 2 min read ...