A 25-year-old Ilia Topuria nearly lost his undefeated record at UFC London three years ago. It was Topuria's debut in the UFC lightweight division, an extremely tough one against 6'1" British ...

Ilia Topuria has decided to depart the UFC featherweight division, and former champ Alexander Volkanovski is set to fight for the vacant title at UFC 314.

UFC fans might finally see the grudge match between Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria now that ‘El Matador’ has moved up to lightweight. The trash talk has already begun. Topuria vacated his ...

UFC star Paddy Pimblett made a bold claim about Ilia Topuria’s quick ascent to stardom. Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria could potentially be on a collision course in the lightweight division.

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Farewell, UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. Hello, UFC lightweight contender Ilia Topuria. This was the gist of UFC CEO Dana White’s announcement via Instagram Live on Wednesday night.

Ilia Topuria is not interested in fighting a contender in the March match in the UFC lightweight division. The recent times for the featherweight champion have been quite intriguing. After pushing ...

Ilia Topuria has broken his silence after opting to move up to the lightweight division and, in turn, vacating the UFC featherweight title. Hoping to bring his expertise up to lightweight ...

For a long time, Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett's heated rivalry was restricted to social media, interviews and rare backstage confrontations. A fight between them isn't far-fetched now that ...

British lightweight star says Ilia Topuria has made a bad career move by moving up to the UFC's 155-pound division. Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Paddy Pimblett during UFC 296 at T-Mobile ...