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Islam Makhachev defends his lightweight title in a rematch against Alexander Volkanovski who replaced Charles Oliveira at 12 days' notice

Makhachev faces featherweight champion Volkanovski in a lightweight title rematch tonight whilst Khamzat Chimaev fights Kamaru Usman in the co-main event

McGregor has repeatedly insulted UFC lightweight champion Makhachev and has done so again ahead of his rematch with Alexander Volkanvski

UFC champion Islam Makhachev is friends with social media star Hasbulla who has become a familiar face around fighting events as part of his entourage, but the pair have been slammed by Sean Strickland

Edwards defended his welterweight title by beating Usman in their trilogy fight at UFC 286 and lightweight champion Makhachev called out the Brit after his win

UFC superstar Conor McGregor will return to the octagon this year in a battle with Michael Chandler as part of the The Ultimate Fighter, but Islam Makhachev has suggested the American lost to secure the fight

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev recently defeated Alexander Volkanovski in Australia in his latest title defence, but his mum now wants him to hang up his gloves

YouTuber MikeyT documented his journey in which he had no ticket, all the way to his involvement in the pound-for-pound No.1's ring walk for his UFC title fight

Featherweight champion Volkanovski lost to Makhachev by way of a razor-close decision on Saturday night, but retained his spot above the Russian in the pound-for-pound rankings

UFC lightweight champion Makhachev's impressive win over Alexander Volkanovski on Saturday night was overshadowed by claims from his rival's teammates that he had used an IV after weigh-ins

Volkanovski was talking to Makhachev in the midst of their UFC title fight this past weekend and the Australian has admitted he made a mistake by losing his focus

Makhachev beat Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284 this past weekend but has since been accused of illegally using an IV to rehydrate before their fight

Conor McGregor previously slammed Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski ahead of their UFC 284 encounter at the weekend, but has since praised Makhachev following his successful title defence

YouTube stars Logan Paul and KSI attended Islam Makhachev's win over Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284 in Australia, but the American was booed by fans who chanted against his brother Jake Paul

Makhachev was booed by fans after beating Volkanovski at UFC 284 but the Australian demanded they applauded his opponent in his post-fight interview

Makhachev defended his UFC lightweight title with a points win against Volkanovski in Australia but Nurmagomedov was critical of his childhood friend's performance

Makhachev defended his lightweight title against Volanovski by unanimous decision at UFC 284 but the Russian has been told he got his "a** whooped" in the fight

Volkanovski was looking to become a two-weight UFC champion against Makhachev on Saturday night but lost a unanimous decision to the lightweight titleholder

Makhachev defended his lightweight title against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284 and appeared to take a pop at McGregor in his post-fight interview

Makhachev defend his lightweight title against featherweight champion Volkanovski at UFC 284 and the scorecards from the title fight have now been released

Makhachev was making the first defence of his lightweight title against featherweight champion Volkanovksi in the headlining act of the UFC event in Perth, Australia

Former UFC lightweight title challenger Diaz has claimed to have beaten the two dominant champions, despite never stepping into the octagon with the famed grapplers

Over the last few years, UFC lightweight champion Makhachev has dominated all comers on his path to winning the belt, but he faced a lengthy suspension after failing a drugs test in 2016

The UFC is back in Australia for the first time in over three years tonight as Islam Makhachev defends his lightweight belt against featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski

UFC featherweight champion Volkanovski looks to become just the fifth 'champ-champ' in promotional history when he faces lightweight king Makhachev on Saturday night