Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria explained this week that a direct promise from UFC executives was what convinced him to vacate his featherweight title. Topuria, fresh off back-to-back ...

“If you can make 155 and step into the cage, then we can talk about it”—this well-known quote from Islam Makhachev has been directed at opponents from other divisions, including Ilia Topuria.

Ilia Topuria is already preparing for a fight in the lightweight division. With his decision to switch divisions coming as a surprise for the fight fans, Topuria has been looking utterly confident.

Ilia Topuria relinquished his featherweight title over a month ago, and he’s still waiting to hear whether he’ll be fighting for the lightweight title or not. If not, he’s building up quite ...

A UFC insider recently vouched for Paddy Pimblett to be Ilia Topuria's next rival in the wake of the Georgian-Spaniard's tease about his next fight. Pimblett and Topuria haven't been on the best ...

Michael Chandler isn’t buying that Ilia Topuria walks around that heavy. Topuria’s (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) manager claimed that Topuria used to cut almost 50 pounds to make the 145-pound featherweight ...

Explaining his decision to vacate at featherweight, Topuria told Men’s Health Spain this week: “I know I’m not going to cut weight right now, and I don’t want to hold up an entire division.

It turns out Ilia Topuria is changing more than just his weight class. He’s also changing his nickname. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), who vacated the UFC featherweight championship for a move up to 155 ...

Ilia Topuria has revealed his new nickname after teasing fans, as he prepares to begin the next chapter of his UFC career. In February, Topuria announced he was vacating the featherweight title ...

Ilia Topuria has revealed his new nickname after teasing fans, as he prepares to begin the next chapter of his UFC career. In February, Topuria announced he was vacating the featherweight title and ...