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 ...

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 ...

It looks like undefeated UFC star Ilia Topuria plans to change more than just his weight class for his next outing in the Octagon. Holding a perfect 16-0 professional record that includes eight ...

Now, with Ilia Topuria moving up to 155 lbs, fighters are already calling him out. Among them, Charles Oliveira is confident he can knock out Topuria in a potential lightweight showdown.

Alexander Volkanovski has no issues with Ilia Topuria getting an immediate UFC lightweight title shot. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is vacating his featherweight championship after back-to-back ...

Matt Serra thinks Ilia Topuria is leaving things undone in the UFC featherweight division. Last month, UFC Champion Ilia Topuria surprisingly relinquished his featherweight title, setting his ...

Unbeaten UFC star Ilia Topuria has been branded as ‘stupid’ by rival Paddy Pimblett over his decision in moving up a division. Topuria vacated his featherweight title in February to challenge ...

Ilia Topuria’s coach, Jorge Climent, was the first to share key updates on his fighter’s future, highlighting his difficulties in making weight. Now, Topuria has officially relinquished his ...

Ilia Topuria’s manager provided insight on his move up to lightweight. After back-to-back knockouts of Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) vacated his UFC featherweight ...

"I don't know, but I wish good luck to both. Ilia Topuria is vacating the featherweight title to move up to lightweight. / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images "Everyone knows who's in charge of the ...