Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Islam Makhachev is signing up for a superfight. Just not the one many were expecting. UFC CEO Dana White announced…
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Isam Makhachev’s coach, Javier Mendez, knows who he’d put money on in the UFC 317 title fight between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira.
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Still possible
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Ilia Topuria has claimed he was “ready” to fight Islam Makhachev at the lightweight limit this summer, before the…
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Ilia Topuria | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Ilia Topuria is heavily favored to become the UFC’s next two-division world champ. Earlier this week, UFC…
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“Coward”
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Former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev fired back at ‘big mouth’ former featherweight titleholder Ilia Topuria over recent comments.
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Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria ripped ‘hypocrite’ Islam Makhachev for ”running away’ from UFC title fight.
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Ilia Topuria | Photo by Borja B. Hojas/Getty Images Ilia Topuria is taking shots at Islam Makhachev. Both Topuria and Makhachev were focal points in…
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All the fights for Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira in Las Vegas on Saturday, 28th June 2025. With betting…
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Ilia Topuria | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Ilia Topuria’s path to lightweight glory doesn’t go through Islam Makhachev. When Topuria vacated his featherweight belt…
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Let’s go
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Oh my
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Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Islam Makhachev is vacating his title to make a move to welterweight to face new champion Jack Della Maddalena, which…
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The vacant lightweight championship will be on the line in the UFC 317 main event on June 28 in Las Vegas.
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A vacant lightweight title fight between former champion, Charles Oliveira, and former featherweight titleholder, Ilia Topuria is set to…
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Breaking
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Ilia Topuria | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Ilia Topuria has his lightweight title shot. UFC CEO Dana White announced Tuesday via Instagram Live that…
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Ilia Topuria | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Ilia Topuria is close to having his next fight announced, but one option is far more appealing…
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Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria will be watching the UFC 315 main event closely on Saturday.
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Switching back
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UFC CEO, Dana White has confirmed tonight that the victor of this weekend’s UFC 315 headliner between Belal Muhammad…
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Big news!
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Interesting
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Shut down
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Too Soon?
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Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Belal Muhammad knows better than most how much work it can take to earn a UFC title…
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Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Belal Muhammad knows better than most how much work it can take to earn a UFC title…
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Michael Bisping is pumped up for Ilia Topuria vs. Islam Makhachev. Though no official announcements have been made, Topuria…
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Let’s go!
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Ilia Topuria is preparing to make history as he targets a second UFC title, with reports indicating he will…
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Ilia Topuria’s appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience is undeniable proof of his star power. Last week, Topuria sat…
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Amid news tonight of an expected UFC 317 return for Ilia Topuria in a title fight, it seems former…
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Wasted?
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Not A Fan
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Merab Dvalishvili | Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Merab Dvalishvili sees only one reasonable option for Islam Makhachev and…
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Arman Tsarukyan understands why Islam Makhachev doesn’t want to fight Ilia Topuria.
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Theory
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Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Former UFC featherweight champ Ilia Topuria was already a powerful striker, but now that he’s moving to 155, Topuria is…
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Charles Oliveira | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Paddy Pimblett mentioned former UFC champion Charles Oliveira as one of the potential names next for him…
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Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC If the UFC offered Ilia Topuria a fight with Conor McGregor in his first fight since vacating the featherweight title,…
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Topuria praises Paddy
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Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria insists that his next fight will be for the lightweight championship and he’s willing to wait for it.
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Arman Tsarukyan | Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC Arman Tsarukyan is the odd man out in the UFC lightweight title picture right now. Just three…
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Oh my
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Former undisputed featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria has stunningly revealed today that a super fight with former two-weight champion, Conor…
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Wait
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Reaction
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Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ilia Topuria believes Paddy Pimblett did what he needed to do against a lower-level fighter in his…
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Ilia Topuria | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Ilia Topuria wants Islam Makhachev’s UFC title, and he thinks the lightweight champion’s team is on the…
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explanation
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JRE Debut
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Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev are holding firm on who deserves the next lightweight…
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Alexander Volkanovski | Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Alexander Volkanovski is UFC featherweight champion again, but the massive achievement was far from easy. “The Great”…
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Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Paddy Pimblett would love to welcome Ilia Topuria to the lightweight division after the best performance of his career at…
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Pimblett’s view on Topuria
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In the cage at UFC 314, Paddy Pimblett rattled off a list of callouts – but Ilia Topuria was not mentioned.
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Pico has spoken
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Bold prediction
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Ilia Topuria | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Ilia Topuria can’t wait to be face-to-face with Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov. “La Leyenda” is moving…
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Alexander Volkanovski admits he didn’t expect Ilia Topuria to relinquish his UFC featherweight belt.
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Fighting Words
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Too Soon?
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Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC Josh Emmett remains the only fighter on the UFC roster who managed to go all five rounds with Ilia Topuria…
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Ben Askren wants to see UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev face consequences if he turns down Ilia Topuria.
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Rising UFC contender Ignacio Bahamondes offers his services to welcome former champion Ilia Topuria to the lightweight divsion.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Henry Cejudo thinks Khabib Nurmagomedov could be the man standing in the way of…
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Outside Influence
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Demetrious Johnson | ONE Championship Demetrious Johnson sees a tough road ahead for Ilia Topuria. Topuria, the UFC featherweight champion, is set to make a…
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UFC star Ilia Topuria has claimed that the promotion promised him a lightweight title shot if he made the…
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Ilia Topuria claims UFC executives have “always kept their promises,” so he’s certain his next fight is for UFC lightweight gold.
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Daniel Cormier fires back at the notion that elite UFC lightweights are afraid of Ilia Topuria.
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Charles Oliveira and Ilia Topuria continue to chirp at each other in attempt to stake their claim at a lightweight title shot.
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Surging featherweight star, Ilia Topuria has admitted he is only interested in either a fight with champion, Islam Makhachev…
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Michael Chandler isn’t buying that Ilia Topuria walks around that heavy.
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Former undisputed lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira has claimed soon-to-be former featherweight kingpin, Ilia Topuria is trying to talk his…
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Ilia Topuria | Photo by Borja B. Hojas/Getty Images Ilia Topuria has a new nickname, and it has drawn plenty of reactions already. And not…
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It turns out Ilia Topuria is changing more than just his weight class.
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Photo By Juanma Jimenez/Europa Press via Getty Images Ilia Topuria has a new nickname. Topuria, who is vacating his UFC featherweight title to move up…
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Kaue Fernandes swept the judges’ scorecards against Guram Kutateladze, who was roughly a 5-1 betting favorite.
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Soon-to-be former featherweight kingpin, Ilia Topuria has boldly claimed he is already the best on offer at the lightweight…
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Lone’er Kavanagh was partially inspired by a pre-fight visit from ex-featherweight champion Ilia Topuria at UFC Fight Night 255.
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Former featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski headlines UFC 314 against Diego Lopes for the vacant 145-pound championship.
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Ilia Topuria | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev is still awaiting his next assignment with four potential contenders all vying…
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Charles Oliveira | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Charles Oliveira only wants the biggest opponents right now, and he doesn’t include Ilia Topuria on that…
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Ilia Topuria is trying to assert himself among the lightweight elites.
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Kamaru Usman’s opinion on who Ilia Topuria should fight next may not be a popular one.
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Kaue Fernandes faces off with Guram Kutateladze | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Former UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria is in London for Saturday’s UFC…
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Alexander Volkanovski believes it would be perfectly fair for his rival Ilia Topuria to receive a crack at the…
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Alexander Volkanovski has no issues with Ilia Topuria meeting Islam Makhachev in his first UFC fight at lightweight.
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Charles Oliveira and Ilia Topuria | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Charles Oliveira never made it to a title fight when he competed at 145…
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Chael Sonnen doesn’t think it’s fair to put UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in the same predicament again.
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Alexander Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Alexander Volkanovski wanted a rematch with Ilia Topuria, but has no problem with the…
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Former undisputed lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira finds himself in current limbo amid his title stake in the division, however,…
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Diego Lopes | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Diego Lopes immediately benefited from Ilia Topuria’s decision to move up to lightweight as he faces Alexander…
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Michael Bisping thinks Ilia Topuria will get his wish to fight UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.
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Michael Bisping | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Michael Bisping believes Ilia Topuria is next in line for Islam Makhachev. Last month, Topuria shocked the…
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Beneil Dariush approves of Ilia Topuria getting an immediate title shot at lightweight.
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UFC champion Ilia Topuria’s manager provided insight on his move up to lightweight.
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Henry Cejudo could see Justin Gaethje emerge as the No. 1 contender after UFC 313.
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