<div><div><img src="https://bloodyelbow.com/wp-content/uploads/1/2025/01/GettyImages-2194651660-1-scaled.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Following his title defense at UFC 311, Islam Makhachev could finally be on the verge of a permanent move up to welterweight with no lightweight fights left.</div></div></div> <button class="btn shadow2" type="button"><a href="https://bloodyelbow.com/2025/01/27/islam-makhachev-plans-permanent-move-in-division-as-ufc-has-no-one-to-fight-at-lightweight/"><strong><span style="color: #3366ff;">READ FULL STORY</span></strong></a></button> <hr />
