Daniel Cormier warns UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev of a potential middleweight move. Since he won’t fight UFC welterweight champ Belal Muhammad, Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) is willing to jump two weight classes just to fulfill his goal of becoming UFC dual-champion.

Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland raised the entropy of the fighting community even before their fight at UFC 312 commenced. The post “I Would Have Preferred Khamzat Fight”- Dricus Du Plessis Reality Checks Sean Strickland to His Face at UFC 312 appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Watch the story of the rivalry between Dricus du Plessis that began ahead of UFC 297 and now leads to a grudge match at UFC 312 this Saturday.

UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria sees two viable options for his next fight. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is coming off a stunning knockout of Max Holloway to retain his belt at UFC 308 in October.

UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria wants the biggest fights possible, even if that means fighting champions outside of his natural weight class.

Alexander Volkanovski offered his reaction to renewed rumors that a fight between Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev could be coming sooner rather than later.