Speaking with EuroSport, Topuria was asked about not fighting Makhachev in his first lightweight championship opportunity.

If Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev continue their back-and-forth in the wake of Topuria's move to lightweight to chase ...

Gilbert Burns agrees with Islam Makhachev's decision to vacate the UFC lightweight title in order to move up to welterweight.

Before Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) vacated his UFC lightweight title, he dismissed ex-featherweight champ Topuria (16-0 ...

Ilia Topuria has fired shots at Islam Makhachev following confirmation of his next fight. Topuria will fight Charles Oliveira for the lightweight belt at UFC 317. Makhachev has vacated the lightweight ...

Topuria is coming off back-to-back knockouts of featherweight greats Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. Meanwhile, ...

Makhachev has turned his attentions to the welterweight division, vacating his lightweigh title in the process.

On Thursday, Ilia Topuria branded Islam Makhachev a ‘hypocrite’ and a ‘liar’ during an angry rant about their failed fight. As footage of the comments began circulating online, the 27–1 Russian ...

Topuria previously predicted that he would submit Makhachev, but he refused to be as specific about his fight with Oliveira. The former featherweight did confidently claim he would finish ‘Do Bronx’ ...

Maycee Barber winner all represent worthy contenders for reigning women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko, so embrace ...

On Tuesday, Dana White announced that Makhachev was vacating his lightweight championship in a bid to move up and collect UFC gold in a new weight class. Though no official date or location was ...

Ilia Topuria has nothing but gold on his mind now that a showdown with Charles Oliveira has officially been confirmed for UFC 317.