Ilia Topuria's confidence matches his talent. As he chases a second UFC title at UFC 317, he's already plotting a third. On paper, it sounds ridiculous, but when Topuria says it, it somehow makes sense.

Islam Makhachev thinks sees the UFC 317 main event between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira as a coin toss. Topuria and Oliveira will fight for the vacant lightweight title left behind by Makhachev in his move to welterweight when they meet in Saturday's headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ pay-per-view,

Islam Makhachev says he didn’t discuss a potential fight with Ilia Topuria before making the decision to challenge UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena.

Ilia Topuria's emergence as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world has propelled him to the biggest stage of his career as he takes on former champion and future Hall of Famer Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight title on Saturday night at UFC 317.

Ilia Topuria has emphatically shut the door on a potential rematch with Alex Volkanovski, suggesting the Aussie’s dreams of becoming a multi-division champ are over.

Ilia Topuria returns to the UFC Octagon on Saturday night seeking to become champion in a second weight division. Having proven himself a dominant force at featherweight, the undefeated Georgian will move up to lightweight to challenge for the vacant title in that weight class against Charles Oliveira at UFC 317.