With Usman Nurmagomedov's PFL contract looming, Islam Makhachev isn't sure if the UFC is next.

Islam Makhachev isn’t convinced the UFC will open the chequebook to lure the PFL lightweight champion over to the Octagon. Usman Nurmagomedov has built a strong reputation as one of the top fighters ...

Islam Makhachev's closest teammate Usman Nurmagomedov admits Ian Machado Garry is not to be taken lightly at UFC 330.

Usman Nurmagomedov has suggested that the best UFC fighters would fare no better than his opponents in the PFL, where the lightweight champion put Alfie Davis to sleep on Saturday. Nurmagomedov, with ...

UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev thinks that the world’s leading MMA promotion will lowball Usman Nurmagomedov as a free agent. Nurmagomedov, Makhachev’s longtime teammate at AKA, is ...

Usman Nurmagomedov is confident he matches up well with the UFC’s top lightweights. The reigning PFL lightweight champion believes he belongs in the conversation with the UFC’s elite as it pertains to ...

Islam Makhachev believes Usman Nurmagomedov needs UFC-level competition to reach his full potential, while coach Javier Mendez compares his ceiling to that of Khabib and Muhammad Ali. UFC Welterweight ...

Islam Makhachev thinks it's a matter of time before Usman Nurmagomedov makes the UFC jump. PFL lightweight champion Nurmagomedov (21-0) has one fight left on his contract, and is expected to be a free ...

Islam Makhachev believes Usman Nurmagomedov is as good as any UFC lightweight. While most elite fighters of Makhachev’s team are in the UFC, Nurmagomedov is making waves in the Professional Fighters ...

Usman Nurmagomedov says his brother, Umar, is unfazed by drawing lower-ranked David Martinez. Umar Nurmagomedov (20-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) takes on No. 9 bantamweight Martinez (14-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in the UFC ...

Usman Nurmagomedov isn't getting big-fight feels from Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje. Lightweight champion Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) unifies his belt with interim champ Gaethje (27-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) ...

Ian Garry believes he has what it takes to dethrone Islam Makhachev. Just days after the Dagestani’s first welterweight title ...