Octagon fans are rabid once more with Jon Jones retaining his heavyweight crown, while Islam Makhachev loses his belt pre-welterweight move.

Florian, who competed across four different weight classes during his UFC tenure, doesn't see Makhachev withstanding Della Maddalena's power the same way that Muhammad did. "Based

Della Maddalena also doubled down on his motivation for this fight, claiming that he wants to get revenge over Makhachev for his friend and teammate, Alexander Volkanovski.

Islam Makhachev did not root for Belal Muhammad to lose the UFC welterweight title, says one Hall of Famer and color commentator.

Makhachev did also tweet words of encouragement to Muhammad, but it was overlooked by many. Cormier defended Makhachev amidst accusations that he was hoping for Muhammad's demise, chalking it up to Buckley just trying to insert himself into the title picture.

Fight fans can put down their matchmaking tin hats now that UFC boss Dana White has announced the lineup for UFC 317. For the longest time, UFC 317- the gem of International Fight Week -remained without a headlining fight.

Did Islam Makhachev put himself ahead of Khabib Nurmagomedov on the all-time UFC lightweight list? A former champion thinks that is the case.