Ilia Topuria is on the head of the International Vechtweek when he fights for the empty lightweight title.
The main event of UFC 317 is now official, with Dana White announcing that Topuria will be confronted with Charles Oliveira on 28 June.
Although the fight that many fans wanted to see 'El Matador' vs Islam Makhachev was, the former lightweight champion left the belt to go to good weight.
Topuria has already posted his reaction to the news that he is now confronted with 'Do Bronx' who is one of the most dangerous finishers in the UFC.
Although much of the story about this matchup is about the power of the former featherweight champion, it cannot be forgotten that the unbeaten Spanish star is also a ruthless Submission artist.
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Ilia Topuria was known as an entry specialist before he arrived in the UFC
Since he arrived in the UFC, Ilia Topuria has built up the reputation as one of the most devastating knockouts in sport today.
'El Matador' has won five of his eight fights in the Octagon through strikes, including back-to-back knockouts about Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway.
Charles Oliveira has stopped in this way four times, so the power that Topuria brings on the table will be a huge factor in this fight.
However, before the Spanish star arrived in the UFC, his grasp game was much more feared than his boxing.
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Topuria had only one knock -out victory when he made his Octagon debut in 2020 and even that had come into the fight before he signed at the promotion.
His seven previous Pro victories had all come through a submission with six of them in the very first round.
With a mix of rear naked bushing, triangles, bricks, guillotines and anaconda-moor rinsing, Topuria easily put his opponents away as soon as the fight hit the floor.
His UFC match with Bryce Mitchell gave fans a look at what he could do in the grip fairs, but we may not have seen the full size of his skills at the moment.
Charles Oliveira has the most entries in the UFC history, but he has been immersed in the past
Charles Oliveira has the record for most entries in the UFC history at 16, not to mention most finishes in general at 20.
He has coupled with the quality of quality, such as Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje, but that does not mean that opponents have not become better on the ground in the past.
Together with people like Ricardo Lamas and Anthony Pettis, Islam Makhachev was the newest man who underwent 'Do Bronx' when he caught him with an arm-triangle choke after he dropped him on UFC 280.
If Ilia Topuria is able to cause some damage with his hands, he will not hesitate to try to submit Oliveira, even if the ground game of the Brazilian is incredibly good.