Ilia Topuria confidently declares himself the UFC lightweight champion ahead of his fight with Islam Makhachev. Despite moving up from featherweight where he held the title, Topuria believes his ...

The fight world is abuzz with the possibility of Ilia Topuria going one-on-one against Islam Makhachev. In a recent turn of events, the featherweight champion vacated his title. Making a switch to ...

The world of mixed martial arts (MMA) is often rife with rivalries and verbal sparring, and the recent exchange between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira exemplifies this dynamic perfectly. In this ...

Despite claiming he has the power to dispatch Ilia Topuria, ex-lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira only has one fight in mind in his return at the lightweight limit. Most recently co-headlining UFC ...

Fernandes had Kutateladze down several times, with UFC stars Ilia Topuria and Khamzat Chimaev both watching on in the latter's corner. After three rounds, all three judges awarded Fernandes the ...

Kamaru Usman's opinion on who Ilia Topuria should fight next may not be a popular one. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) vacated his featherweight title for a move up to 155 pounds. "El Matador" is ...

Ilia Topuria, with a perfect 16-0 record, has vacated his featherweight title and will now compete in the UFC lightweight division. Additionally, he is abandoning his longtime nickname ...

Why is Ilia Topuria called “El Matador“? “El Matador has been my ally in every fight,” Ilia Topuria shared. This nickname was given to the Spanish-Georgian fighter at the Climent Club gym ...

Ilia Topuria has new challenges ahead of him after vacating the featherweight title and moving up a weight class currently dominated by Islam Makhachev. Topuria might have to start from scratch to ...

Now, it appears Ilia Topuria is preparing for a reinvention of his own. The UFC featherweight champion recently teased a shift in identity, sharing on social media: "El Matador has been my ally ...