and "El Conquistador" puncuated the first five minutes by landing a huge suplex just before the bell sounded. Topuria continued stalking his opponent from the center of the cage to start the ...

In knocking down two of the biggest featherweights in UFC history in Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, Ilia Topuria has opted move up to the lightweight division. In February 2024 ...

Ilia Topuria has laid out his plans for what’s next for his career, and it’s rather simple: transitioning to lightweight means it’s title shot or bust. In an interview with UFC color ...

Ilia Topuria last fought in October 2024, successfully defending his title against Max Holloway. That was his only title defense before making the move up to the lightweight division. While many ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn't think Ilia Topuria is the biggest test for Islam Makhachev at lightweight. Since defending his title for a record fourth time, the lightweight division is Makhachev's ...

Ilia Topuria is gunning for a lightweight title shot with Islam Makhachev, but obstacles keep appearing in his path. Topuria alleged the UFC promised a title shot if he vacated the featherweight ...

Former UFC featherweight titleholder Ilia Topuria doesn’t support Yair Rodriguez’s title shot case. Ilia Topuria remains unclear for his intended UFC lightweight return to the Octagon later ...

Henry Cejudo believes UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov could get in the way of Islam Makhachev defending his lightweight title against Ilia Topuria. In a chat with Cejudo this past December ...

In February, Ilia Topuria vacated the featherweight title with the aim of challenging 155lb champion Makhachev, although the latter’s desire to fight at 170lb is well known. A barrier to ...

Alexander Volkanovski (Photo by Sam Navarro/Imagn Images), Ilia Topuria (Photo by Gary A. Vasquez/Imagn Images), and Max Holloway (Photo by Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images) Ilia Topuria is currently ...