Arman Tsarukyan's nearly six-year journey to the UFC lightweight title will take a little longer. Tsarukyan suffered an injury two nights before challenging lightweight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC ...

Check out the best photos from Islam Makhachev's first-round submission win over Renato Moicano at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. (Fight and venue photos by Gary A. Vasquez, USA Today ...

Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will go for his fourth consecutive title defense against a new opponent on hours' notice when he meets Renato Moicano in the UFC 311 main event. Makhachev (26-1 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Makhachev was expecting to face Arman Tsarukyan, whom he outpointed six years ago, but the latter suffered a back injury the day ...

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev made easy work of late-replacement opponent Renato Moicano, scoring a submission win via d’arce choke with 55 seconds left in the first round Saturday night at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Trent Reinsmith is a Baltimore-based writer who covers MMA and hockey. Saturday’s UFC 311 fight card picked up a new main event ...

Sometimes, in MMA, the phrase "subject to change" is the literal truth, which was the case here. Tsarukyan informed the UFC early Friday morning he'd been suffering from back pain while undergoing his ...

There's nothing that Renato Moicano brings to the table that Islam Makhachev hasn't seen before, and Rohit Ponniaya expects the lightweight champ to make quick work of his new opponent in tonight's ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Weigh-in day at UFC 311 produced a major twist, with Armenian contender ...

Renato Moicano has spoken out for the first time since booking his first UFC title fight. Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was set to defend his belt against top contender Arman Tsarukyan at UFC ...

We’re set for a betting prediction and pick to cap-off UFC 311 as we see a new fight atop the Main Card. After losing Arman Tsarukyan to an injury, Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev will face No.