Some of the biggest names in the sport help define Poirier's legacy ahead of his UFC 318 retirement fight vs. Max Holloway ...

So basically, I’m just assuming Islam would be thinking about retirement at that particular age. Realistically, he can have 7–8 fights — depends on what Islam wants,” said Mendez.

Team Islam Makhachev Drops Shocking Timeline For Dagestani Icon’s Retirement June 17, 2025, 11:13am ESTBy Debmallya Chakraborty Follow Us 35 Islam Makhachev (Photo by Joe Camporeale/Imagn Images) ...

" Islam Makhachev [is not] thinking about retirement - at least three more years of high-level competition," Abdelaziz wrote on X. Makhachev also seconded Abdelaziz's comments.

Islam Makhachev won’t follow ‘Khabib’s plan’; throws early retirement out of window Originally posted on FirstSportz By Neial Nishant Bhuyan | Last updated May 21, 2024 8:52 AM ET ...

Israel Adesanya shares his prediction for the inevitable Islam Makhachev vs. Jack Della Maddalena Fight expected to take ...

However, Makhachev was replaced as the pound-for-pound number one last month when Ilia Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira ...

Jan 18, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Islam Makhachev (red gloves) reacts after defeating Renato Moicano (blue gloves) in a lightweight title fight during UFC 311 at Intuit Dome.

Islam Makhachev's coach, Javier Mendez, recently shared an update on the possible timeline for Makhachev's retirement. The Dagestani has been competing in professional MMA since 2010 and has only ...

Islam Makhachev's coach recently addressed the backlash he received after predicting when his pupil will retire and set the record straight. He clarified what his thought process was like when ...

UFC legend Chael Sonnen also predicted Dustin Poirier to get his hand raised based on his previous fights with Max Holloway.

Islam Makhachev nothing thinking about retirement at least three more years of high-level competition — Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) June 17, 2025 Makhachev also seconded Abdelaziz’s comments.