US EditionUFC 317: Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira for vacant lightweight title headlines International Fight Week
- Ilia Topuria will challenge Charles Oliveira for the UFC 155-pound championship at UFC 317, scheduled for June 28, 2025, in Las Vegas.
- Islam Makhachev relinquished his lightweight championship as he transitions to the welterweight division, leading to a title bout between Topuria and Oliveira.
- Topuria, the former featherweight champion with a 16-0 record, aims to become a two-division champion against Oliveira, who held the lightweight belt from 2021 to 2022.
- Topuria announced on social media that on June 29, he aims to fulfill a major aspiration by becoming the lightweight division champion.
- This fight will determine the new lightweight champion as Makhachev prepares to challenge for the welterweight title against Jack Della Maddalena later in 2025.
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Makhachev vacates title; Topuria-Oliveira lightweight clash at UFC 317
Ilia Topuria will face Charles Oliveira, not Islam Makhachev, for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 317 main event.Ilia Topuria will look to add a second Ultimate Fighting Championship belt to his collection when he headlines UFC 317 on June 28 – it just won’t be against Islam Makhachev. After weeks of heightened anticipation for a potential blockbuster face-off between the superstar pair, Topuria, a former undisputed featherweight champ, will…
Dana White Reveals Ilia Topuria's Opponent for UFC 317 Main Event
With International Fight Week fast approaching, the UFC 317 main event announcement has been anticipated by fans for weeks now. Frustration and impatience from UFC fans reached a boiling point after UFC 315, where White skipped the post-fight press conference,…
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