1. Islam Makhachev, UFC lightweight champion Not only is Islam Makhachev the world's greatest Russian MMA champion, he is also the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. He is the current UFC ...

But even with such a great performance in 2024, Pereira isn't projected to have the best year in 2025. So, who is the fighter who ended Islam Makhachev's two-year run atop our MMA rank list?

A NOTORIOUS Russian MMA fighter and convicted killer rapist has been freed from jail to bolster Putin’s struggling war effort in Ukraine. Maxim “Mad Max” Novoselov, 51, a former captain of ...

The fast-rising Russian star entered the fight with an unblemished 15-0 record including four straight wins inside the UFC. Several members of the MMA fraternity ... urged their fighter to leave ...

The 115-pound fighter who slapped her coach at UFC Vegas 101 has finally broken her silence. [Image Courtesy: @ufc via X/Twitter] UFC Vegas 101 featured one of the most viral MMA moments in early ...

And ahead of the fight, both the fighters seem to ... In a recent interview with ‘MMA Junkie’, Ankalaev’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz elaborated on the Russian’s chances to win the UFC light ...