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Ilia Topuria rules out two fights against top contenders with UFC 317 title win

Ilia Topuria will not hand out title shots with a victory over UFC 317. The unbeaten former featherweight champion is about to history this weekend while trying to become one of the few hunters in the UFC history to win titles in two weight classes. Fresh knockouts about Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, Spain's Ilia […]

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Ilia Topuria predicts exact combination that will flatten Charles Oliveira at UFC 317

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Ilia Topuria continued to promise that Charles Oliveira will be the victim of devastating violence at UFC 317. Topuria is only a few days away from his chance to become a member of the Club or Two-Division Champions on the largest stage of Mixed Martial Arts. The Spaniard already achieved titles success in featherweight, where

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Ilia Topuria admits he decided to leave the Featherweight division before knocking out former UFC Champion

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Ilia Topuria made waves when he left the UFC -Fedweight title, but it was all part of the undefeated plan of the champion. The Georgian won the title in a fantastic version on UFC 298, where Ilia Topuria Alexander Volkanovski eliminated and earned him the performance of the night bonus. However, he dropped the title

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BMF champion predicts Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira at UFC 317: ‘He’s gonna find a way’

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Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira is one of the largest UFC fights of the year. For the first time since 2022, a new UFC Lightweight Champion will be awarded this Saturday in the main event of UFC 317. The champion Islam Makhachev took off his title after four defending defense and chose to go to

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Ilia Topuria explains why Jon Jones isn’t ‘ducking’ Tom Aspinall by retiring from UFC

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Ilia Topuria refutes the idea that Jon Jones is afraid of fighting Tom Aspinall. The UFC has a new undisputed heavyweight champion and his name is Tom Aspinall. An interim title holder since November 2023, Aspinall was eventually promoted to the undisputed champion as a result of the official pension of Jones on Saturday. The

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Former Charles Oliveira foe gives Ilia Topuria slight edge to win second title at UFC 317

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Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira may come down to who is the better grappler. The vacant lightweight title of Islam Makhachev is on the line in the main event of UFC 317 this Saturday. Ilia Topuria, an unbeaten former champion at featherweight and increases a weight class to record the former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira.

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Ilia Topuria slumped rival with monster punch to earn UFC deal from Dana White with first KO ever

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The last fight of Ilia Topuria on the regional scene ended on surprisingly violent fashion. The former Federweight Champion brutally broke Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway during his dominant run on 145 pounds. Nowadays, Ilia Topuria is generally considered the best boxer in MMA, but he started as a grappler. Seven consecutive entry victories brought

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‘That’s why I’m undefeated and he’s not’… Ilia Topuria addresses what separates him and Charles Oliveira

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In his third UFC title fight, Ilia Topuria wants to eliminate another legend of the sport. The former champion of the UFC Vederweight has said some division in the past and he is not afraid to be critical of his opponents. This has been the case for UFC 317, where Topuria refers to the setbacks

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‘Early stoppage guaranteed’… Fans fear UFC 317 controversy after Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira referee is named

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Being a UFC referee is an incredibly difficult job, especially if the bet is as high as 28 June. In the main event of UFC 317, Ilia Topuria faces Charles Oliveira for the empty lightweight title in a blockbuster collision to end the International Vechtweek. When two of the most dangerous finishers of the UFC

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Ilia Topuria names a bigger fight than Islam Makhachev clash after claiming that people in Dagestan don’t care about him

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Ilia Topuria still has one eye on the former lightweight champion after their paths did not cross. With Islam Makhachev who leaves its title of 155 pounds, Topuria will now be confronted with Charles Oliveira for the belt in the main event of UFC 317. While 'El Matador' is still taking on 'Do Bronx' a

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Ilia Topuria issues cold response to Charles Oliveira claiming he hits harder ahead of UFC 317

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Ilia Topuria tells Charles Oliveira to keep dreaming for a week out of their title fight on UFC 317. The skipped lightweight title of Islam Makhachev is this year on the line of the International Fight Week of this year. In the main event of UFC 317, the undefeated Ilia Topuria seems to conquer his

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‘I must be crazy’… UFC commentator goes against the grain with bold Charles Oliveira vs Ilia Topuria breakdown

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Ilia Topuria is tipped on a large scale to reach two -division glory against Charles Oliveira on UFC 317. 'El Matador' enjoyed a brutal but short rule at featherweight. After Topuria Volkanovski had eliminated, he became the first to deliver the same fate to Max Holloway in his only only defense. 2025 will now see

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