Islam Makhachev

WE ARE SO BACK!!! The UFC is returning for Toronto for UFC 336… definitely gonna get there to make some content for y’all it’s gonna be a time!!! #ufc #mma #ufc336 #ufcfightnight #islammakhachev

Alexander Volkanovski revealed that his dream outdoor adventure with Islam Makhachev is officially being planned: 🗣️ "I love the idea of Islam Makhachev, doing it with him. We’ve already chatted about it. So I’m going to go to Dagestan, in the mountains, horseback hunting, catching whatever we catch and then cooking it, literally over a wood fire, camping out. This is something that we’ve already planned... I’m telling you, it’s going to happen." After sharing 35 minutes of absolute war inside the cage across two world title fights, Volk and Islam are turning mutual respect into pure cinema. The special Dagestan edition of Cooking With Volk is going to break the MMA internet. @Kalshi is giving Alexander Volkanovski a 52% chance to close out the year as the Featherweight champion.

Volkanovski

Over 30 combined years without a single defeat between these three killers: 1️⃣ Shavkat Rakhmonov: 19-0 record, 100% finish machine, undefeated since 2014. 2️⃣ Islam Makhachev: 17 straight victories across 11 dominant years. 3️⃣ Michael Morales: 19-0 record, unbeaten across 9 years of pure destruction. The depth at 170 right now is absurd, yet despite how unstoppable each of these contenders looks, Islam still feels like he operates on another level entirely and oddsmakers would likely favor him in every single one of these matchups.

Rakhmonov, Morales

Speaking about pound-for-pound greats, the former BMF champion claimed that prime José Aldo would beat Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, and Jon Jones if weight classes didn't exist. 🗣️ "The only guy I would send in there who could represent strikers would be Aldo. He would probably beat them all." Masvidal’s reasoning comes down to Aldo’s legendary takedown defense. Throughout his prime, the "King of Rio" shut down elite collegiate and freestyle wrestlers like Chad Mendes and Frankie Edgar with over 90% defensive wrestling efficiency, punishing them with leg kicks and knees.

Nurmagomedov, Jones, Aldo

🚨BREAKING: Islam Makhachev will defend his Welterweight Title against Carlos Prates in a main event at UFC 336 on January 16th. Location is still undisclosed but I’m hearing it will be in Las Vegas, announcement will be made in November or possibly at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi. Both fighters will be starting their official camps in the coming days with Prates already working on his takedown defence and Jiu-Jitsu since July.

Prates

Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev are childhood friends from Dagestan who became the UFC’s most dominant brotherhood. Long before the gold, the pair grew up training under Khabib’s late father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, and off the mats they were just two young friends trash-talking over Call of Duty. Khabib retired as the undefeated lightweight champion with a perfect 29-0 record, then became Islam’s mentor and cornerman, guiding his relentless wrestling and ruthless top control. In 2026, Islam carries that mission forward as the UFC welterweight champion, breaking Anderson Silva’s record with 17 straight Octagon wins, proof their phenomenal bond runs far beyond mixed martial arts. #ufc #mma #khabibmurmagomedov #islammakachev

Nurmagomedov