Khabib Nurmagomedov has dismissed Ilia Topuria’s bid for a lightweight title shot, but UFC legend Michael Bisping believes the Georgian star has earned his opportunity. Topuria, fresh off ...

Ilia Topuria can surpass Alex Pereira to follow in the footsteps of Conor McGregor and become the UFC’s next star. That’s according to talkSPORT MMA pundits Adam Catterall and Brendan ...

If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG UFC featherweight star Ilia Topuria officially vacated his belt at 145 pounds and ...

Based in Rochester, England, Simon Head is a veteran sports editor who has covered sports for national and international outlets since 2000, and is one of the longest-tenured MMA journalists in ...

Ilia Topuria last competed last October when he defeated Max Holloway via third-round knockout at UFC 308 to defend his featherweight title for the first time. While he was widely expected to face ...

Ilia Topuria last competed last October when he defeated Max Holloway via third-round knockout at UFC 308 to defend his featherweight title for the first time. While he was widely expected to face ...

Sportsnet's Aaron Bronsteter provides some instant reactions to the latest news coming out of UFC, including Belal Muhammad headlining UFC 315 in Montreal, Ilia Topuria vacating his featherweight ...

Soon-to-be former featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria has been ruled out of a title eliminator at the lightweight limit in his eventual divisional debut — with his team claiming it’s ...

Now they’re saying Ilia Topuria might not get a crack at Islam Makhachev’s lightweight title, at least not right away. “They,” in this case, being UFC CEO Dana White, who was asked about ...

However, Lopes claims that will no longer be the case. Featherweight champ Ilia Topuria recently vacated his belt to move up to lightweight, setting the stage for Lopes to face Alexander ...