The Ariel Helwani Show covers the latest news and notes, including Islam Makhachev’s welterweight physique, the buzz — or lack thereof— for UFC 322 and Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn 2, Paddy Pimblett teasing a fight against Ilia Topuria,

However, Ilia Topuria became pound-for-pound number one by knocking out Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 in June. Islam Makhachev will get the chance to reestablish himself as the best fighter in MMA when he takes on welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 on Saturday night.

Paddy Pimblett claims Ilia Topuria has been presented a bout agreement to defend his UFC lightweight title, but is dragging his feet.

While the highly anticipated fight between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria hasn't come to fruition yet, the Dagestani remains determined to take on 'El Matador', and has now revealed his perfect time

If Makhachev (27-1) is successful in claiming the welterweight title, it'll be his 16th consecutive victory in the Octagon, matching Anderson Silva's UFC record, and he already has a preferred opponent and venue for what he hopes would be the record-breaking performance.

Paddy Pimblett promises to destroy Ilia Topuria, claiming he’ll humble the UFC featherweight champion and bring him back to reality.

Islam Makhachev has admitted that he is still not happy about how the UFC pound-for-pound rankings have played out. The former lightweight champion used to be the consensus number one on a list meant to sort out the best fighters in the sport,

After Charles Oliveira's emotional submission win over Mateusz Gamrot last Saturday, which reminded everyone that the soon-to-be 36-year-old "Do Bronx" has still got it in a major way, the UFC's lightweight division couldn't be anymore red hot or unpredictable at the moment.

Michael Chandler had high praise for UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria. Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) awaits his first title defense, which could come against either Justin Gaethje, Paddy Pimblett, or the winner of the UFC Fight Night 265 headliner between Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker in Qatar.

The praise keeps pouring down on Ilia Topuria. The latest to shower the UFC double champion with compliments is American fighter Michael Chandler — one of the most