Islam Makhachev was obviously not happy to see Umar Nurmagomedov come up short in his biggest career fight. However, that hasn't changed how he views Nurmagomedov's potential. Makhachev, who successfu ...

Islam Makhachev has spoken out in support of his close friend Umar Nurmagomedov after he suffered his first defeat on Saturday night. But he has backed the 29-year-old, whose cousin and coach is ...

While Islam Makhachev came in as the defending champion, Umar Nurmagomedov was a challenger to Merab Dvalishvili’s bantamweight belt. Unfortunately, despite Makhachev retaining his title ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov addressed a huge win from Islam Makhachev on the same night that his cousin Umar Nurmagomedov fell short in his bid at becoming champion at UFC 311 ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Islam Makhachev was obviously not happy to see Umar Nurmagomedov come up short in his biggest career fight. However, that hasn't changed how he views Nurmagomedov's potential.

Islam Makhachev (left) shares honest reflection on difficulty watching Umar Nurmagomedov (far right) lose to Merab Dvalishvili (middle right). [Image courtesy: Getty Images] Umar Nurmagomedov ...

Islam Makhachev (left) reflects on bittersweet UFC 311 after his dominant win and Umar Nurmagomedov's (right) loss. [Image courtesy: @ufcindia and @ufc on Instagram] UFC 311 turned out to be ...