MMA

Islam Makhachev reveals how many fights he has left before retirement

Published

1 month ago

August 27, 2026

Islam Makhachev reveals how many fights he has left before retirement

Islam
Makhachev has revealed how many fights he has left in him
before he hangs up his gloves.

Makhachev (29-1) recently defended his
Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title against
Ian
Garry at UFC
330. The win over Garry saw Makhachev break Anderson
Silva's record for the longest winning streak in UFC history,
having won 17 straight. The Dagestani wants to extend his win
streak to 20 before walking away from the sport.

Makhachev eyes three more UFC fights while chasing a 20-fight
winning streak

Makhachev knows there's one record that he isn't likely to break:
most title fight wins in UFC history. With seven title wins,
Makhachev is still far behind the record holder Jon Jones, who
has 16. However, Makhachev notes that he got to fight for a title
much later in his UFC career than Jones.

Makhachev revealed that he expects to fight at least three more
times before calling it a career. With the logjam of elite
contenders in the welterweight division, Makhachev expects those
fights to be grueling.

â€œWell, no record is unbreakable,â€ Makhachev said at a press
conference in Russia. â€œThere are fighters out there who are getting
closerâ€¦ They have 10 or more wins [in a row]. I don't knowâ€¦ Maybe
the title fights record? But it's a hard one to beat. I had 10
fights before my first title fight, but the one who has this record
fought for the title in his third or fourth UFC fightâ€¦ What I know
is there are very good title contenders in my division. So, I think
I have at least three more very hard and exciting fights waiting
for me.â€

The UFC double champ is looking to be as active as possible and
wants to fight again before next Ramadan. He's set his sights on
Carlos
Prates for his next title defense.

Islam
Makhachev says he believes he has at least three more â€œvery
hard and exciting fightsâ€ left in his career, while admitting he
isn't sure which records he can still chase after breaking one that
once seemed unbreakable.

â€œWell, no record is unbreakable. There are fighters outâ€¦ pic.twitter.com/LUHlfUcnPv

â€” Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA)
August 25, 2026

MMA

Dustin Poirier admits he helped teammate cheat scale to make weight

Published

3 hours ago

October 6, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Dustin Poirier admits he helped teammate cheat scale to make weight

Dustin
Poirier will do whatever it takes to help his teammates.

Poirier recently recalled an incident in which he helped a teammate
make weight illegally. Poirier's friend was over the weight limit
for a fight in Mississippi, and the former
Ultimate Fighting Championship interim titleholder resorted to
manipulating the scale to help him.

Dustin Poirier details how he lifted an overweight teammate
during a Mississippi weigh-in

Fighters shed every bit of clothing and stand behind a towel when
they're close to the weight limit. Poirier stood behind the towel
with his teammate while everyone else was on the other side. â€œThe
Diamondâ€ claims he slightly lifted his friend so that he made
weight.

â€œOne time one of my buddies was fighting in Mississippi,â€ Poirier
said on the â€œDeep Watersâ€ podcast. â€œAnd they had the towel out, he
was naked, he was over [the weight limit]. I was behind the towel
with him. Everybody was in front. I grabbed a handful of hairy man
*ss cheeks and I lifted him up a little bit, got him on
weight.â€

Poirier (30-10) hung up his gloves after losing to Max
Holloway last year. He has since admitted that he misses
fighting and hasn't entirely ruled out a return.

Don’t say that @DustinPoirier doesn’t help
out his teammates ðŸ¤£ [ Deep Waters | LIVE NOW
https://t.co/xUDYk5Yr7K ] https://t.co/pSaLFqM3Hk

â€” UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount)
October 5, 2026

MMA

Dustin Poirier admits he helped teammate cheat scale to make weight

Published

3 hours ago

October 6, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Dustin
Poirier will do whatever it takes to help his teammates.

Dustin Poirier details how he lifted an overweight teammate
during a Mississippi weigh-in

Poirier (30-10) hung up his gloves after losing to Max
Holloway last year. He has since admitted that he misses
fighting and hasn't entirely ruled out a return.

Don’t say that @DustinPoirier doesn’t help
out his teammates ðŸ¤£ [ Deep Waters | LIVE NOW
https://t.co/xUDYk5Yr7K ] https://t.co/pSaLFqM3Hk

â€” UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount)
October 5, 2026

MMA

Zabit Magomedsharipov signs with RAF, faces fellow UFC vet in Abu Dhabi

Published

16 hours ago

October 6, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Zabit Magomedsharipov signs with RAF, faces fellow UFC vet in Abu Dhabi

Zabit Magomedsharipov is heading to the wrestling mats.

Promotional officials confirmed to MMA Fighting that Magomedsharipov is set to face fellow UFC featherweight veteran Giga Chikadze at RAF Abu Dhabi. The event takes place Nov. 14 at Etihad Arena.

Magomedsharipov had his final MMA fight nearly seven years ago, defeating Calvin Kattar in the main event of UFC Moscow in November 2019. The 35-year-old went 6-0 during his UFC run, including a victory over Jeremy Stephens, along with a trio of stoppage wins.

Chikadze is a 13-fight UFC veteran who began his promotional run with seven straight wins before running into Kattar in the main event of UFC Vegas 46 in January 2022, losing a lopsided unanimous decision in his first UFC main event. Since then, â€œNinjaâ€ picked up a win against Alex Caceres, but has since dropped his past four octagon appearances.

Additionally, Jordan Burroughs opponent for the event is set as he'll face Azamat Nurykau from their classic matchup during the 2019 world championships â€” which Burroughs won in dramatic fashion.

RAF Abu Dhabi is headlined by a cruiserweight crossover championship match between Colby Covington and Khamzat Chimaev.