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 ...

For a long time, Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett's heated rivalry was restricted to social media, interviews and rare backstage confrontations. A fight between them isn't far-fetched now that ...

Ilia Topuria claims he shed over a stone in one day while adhering to a very restrictive diet for mixed martial arts fighters. Topuria has established himself as one of the UFC's most popular ...

Ilia Topuria will bid to become a two-weight champion against Islam Makhachev later this year. The featherweight champion won his first belt by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 last ...

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 ...

Ilia Topuria has taken the entire UFC world by storm. In a recent update, the UFC featherweight champion decided to vacate his UFC title. This came as a shock for many as Topuria relinquishing his ...

The war of words between UFC champions Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria continues – and now the Dagestani wrecking ball is getting personal with his attacks. Whilst Islam Makhachev has teased a ...

Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria? Khabib Nurmagomedov wants to see something else first. The next lightweight title fight is still unconfirmed, Ariel Helwani shedding light on Makhachev vs.

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 ...

It seems clear that everyone wants to see a fight between Ilia Topuria (16-0) and Islam Makhachev (27-1)... except for the Dagestani fighter himself. 'El Matador' is determined to leave the ...

British lightweight star says Ilia Topuria has made a bad career move by moving up to the UFC's 155-pound division. Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Paddy Pimblett during UFC 296 at T-Mobile ...