Ilia Topuria narrowly avoided a shock defeat against Jai Herbert in his lightweight debut before rendering him unconscious, ...

Ilia Topuria will bid to become a two-weight champion against Islam Makhachev later this year. The featherweight champion won ...

Topuria aims to move up to 155lb and challenge Islam Makhachev, leaving Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes to clash over the vacant 145lb belt ...

UFC featherweight champion Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is eager to move up a weight class and challenge lightweight champ ...

Ilia Topuria is keeping the pressure on Islam Makhachev. Aiming to attain a double champion status, Topuria wants to move up in weight and fight Islam Makhachev. However, Makhachev has downplayed ...

Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is coming off back-to-back knockouts of featherweight greats Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 and Max Holloway at UFC 308. His resume also includes wins over ranked ...

Discussions have become tense between UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev and UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria regarding a possible mega superfight (champ vs. champ). With two ...

It's OK. Get up there (welterweight), it's OK," added Topuria. If it were that easy, and if he were as short as he says, he would already share the octagon with me, wouldn't he? Ilia Topuria a ...

A lightweight move for Ilia Topuria might not be a matter of if, but when, and should it happen, there's one opponent for Topuria that jumps off the page. The UFC featherweight champion has one ...

Ilia Topuria really wants that second belt it seems. While he has been a phenom in the featherweight division, ‘El Matador’ is now looking to venture into the lightweight category too.

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

Dustin Poirier believes Ilia Topuria has the skills to beat Islam Makhachev – but maybe not the size. UFC featherweight champion Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is eager to move up a weight class ...