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Before he knew Ilia Topuria vacated his featherweight title, Jean Silva was hopeful a divisional tie-up wasn’t in the future.

Topuria could become an instant MMA great with his plan to vacate the UFC featherweight title and move up to lightweight.

UFC 314 will be headlined by a featherweight title bout, but champion Ilia Topuria is not on the fight card. Former champion ...

Ilia Topuria recently vacated his featherweight belt to pursue a potential fight with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, ...

A lightweight move for Ilia Topuria might not be a matter of if, but when, and should it happen, there's one opponent for ...

Paddy Pimblett warns UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria about returning to lightweight.

Coach Joe Lopez also shared with Submission Radio how Topuria is moving well into the lightweight area. Lopez reflected on ...

UFC. Belal Muhammad interferes in Topuria vs Makhachev plans: "I would never fight him..." UFC. Ilia Topuria to MARCA: "Makhachev is scared. If I was as short as he says..." The weight issue that ...

Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes were booked to fight for the featherweight championship at UFC 314 after Ilia Topuria ...

Alexander Volkanovski will collide with Diego Lopes in a battle for the undisputed featherweight title at UFC 314 in Miami, ...

Alexander Volkanovski has not entered the octagon since February 2024, when he suffered a second-round knockout loss to Ilia ...