A Russian UFC contender has set his sights on featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, declaring he will ... Even if he moves up, I will take the belt first because this is my first goal.

Ilia Topuria is eager to secure a fight with UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev, believing that a victory would solidify his status as the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

Ilia Topuria confidently declares he's superior to Islam Makhachev at 155 lbs, setting the stage for a potential blockbuster fight.

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev solidified himself as the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world today.

even though Topuria's goal and idea is to move up to lightweight and look for the second belt. It still is. He himself has said so. 'The Great', however, one of the great featherweight fighters in ...

The fighter has run through the division and defended his belt on multiple occasions. However, his reign unfortunately ended when he met Ilia Topuria at UFC 298. Now, Volk is ready to bounce back ...

But in the immediate aftermath of the fight, UFC featherweight champion Topuria made a bold prediction ... The Russian has retained his belt four times in a row to break a tie with three other ...

He not gonna go to lightweight. He will defend his belt again soon.” Topuria has finished six of his eight UFC wins so far, displaying a unique blend of devastating power and sound technique.

Feb 17, 2024; Anaheim, California, USA; Ilia Topuria moves in with a hit against ... “Slicknesse” claimed the HEX Fight Series bantamweight belt via first-round finish in his last outing ...

Meanwhile, Georgian-Spaniard Topuria retained the belt with a KO of former champion Max Holloway in October. The expectation has long been that Volkanovski, 36, would make his return in a rematch ...