He previously reigned as featherweight king, knocking out all-time greats Alexander Oliveira and Max Holloway in championship bouts. While Topuria is relishing his accomplishment, it was slightly dimmed by Oliveira not being the incumbent champion.

Ilia Topuria takes aim at Islam Makhachev after his lightweight win, vowing to put him to sleep in a bold post-fight message.

After brutally knocking out Charles Oliveira at UFC 317, Ilia Topuria officially became the new UFC lightweight champion. Heading into The post Team Khabib Question Ilia Topuria Passing Islam Makhachev in P4P Rankings appeared first on FirstSportz.

Ahead of UFC 317, watch Ilia Topuria viciously knock out Max Holloway in what turned out to be both their final featherweight bout.

Max Holloway says fans shouldn’t count Charles Oliveira out against Ilia Topuria at UFC 317.

Ilia Topuria reveals he had already decided to move up in weight before Max Holloway fight, surprising many UFC fans.