Beneil Dariush approves of Ilia Topuria getting an immediate title shot at lightweight. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) vacated ...

Alexander Volkanovski has not entered the octagon since February 2024 when he suffered a second-round knockout loss to Ilia Topuria at UFC 298, losing the featherweight title in the process.

Volkanovski's arguably the greatest featherweight of all time, 16-1 at 145lbs with wins over Jose Aldo, Max Holloway (twice), Yair Rodriguez, and more. Volkanovski, 36, had hoped to rematch Topuria in ...

For a long time, Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett's heated rivalry was restricted to social media, interviews and rare ...

Ilia Topuria's knockout win over Max Holloway and move to lightweight leaves the featherweight title open. Alexander Volkanovski will face Diego Lopes ...

Paddy Pimblett believes that Ilia Topuria's return to lightweight is motivated by both fear and admiration. In a recent interview with combat sports reporter Aaron Bronsteter, 'The Baddy' scoffed at ...

Michael Bisping thinks Ilia Topuria leaving featherweight worked out well for Alexander Volkanovski. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) decided to vacate his 145-pound title for a move up to lightweight ...

Ilia Topuria is vacating the UFC featherweight ... "That's motivation, man," Zalal told MMA Knockout. "If you don't look at it as an inspiring thing to go and to see what he done to the ...

Alexander Volkanovski is confident that UFC 314 will end with him defeating Diego Lopes to reclaim the featherweight title to kickstart a second championship run. During his title reign, ‘The Great’ ...