Speaking to journalist Alvaro Colmenero, Topuria's striking coach, Javi Climent, believes he would 'kill' Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira. "It is clear to me that it [Topuria's striking ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ilia Topuria's striking coach has high praise for his student's finishing ability. Topuria currently waits for confirmation on whether Islam Makhachev will be defending his lightweight title again ...