Ilia Topuria Has Vacated UFC Featherweight Title

Ilia Topuria Vacates Title, Volkanovski-Lopes Fight for Belt; UFC 315 Card Revealed
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Volkanovski to fight Lopes for UFC title vacated by Topuria
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UFC 314: Alexander Volkanovski v Diego Lopes for title as Ilia Topuria vacates, Paddy Pimblett to face Michael Chandler
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Ilia Topuria Vacates Featherweight Title, New Title Fight Set For UFC 314
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.
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Bombshell in the UFC: Ilia Topuria vacates featherweight title and moves up to lightweight
Dana White has confirmed it. And Dana White dropped the bombshell. It was a hectic Wednesday in Las Vegas, a day of announcements about the immediate future of the UFC. But one stood out above all the rest and triggered everything: Ilia Topuria vacates the featherweight title and moves up to lightweight in search of the double championship.
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