UFC champion Ilia Topuria has suggested that when he returns to the Octagon, he'll be doing so with an entirely new identity.

For decades, fighters in combat sports have embraced unique identities, often crafting personas that enhance their mystique ...

Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria drops his moniker "El Matador" as he reinvents himself for his UFC lightweight run ...

With Ilia Topuria's move up to 155 pounds now all but official, who might welcome 'El Matador' to the lightweight division? Unsurprisingly, given that the division is one of the UFC's most loaded ...

It looks like undefeated UFC star Ilia Topuria plans to change more than just his weight class for his next outing in the Octagon.

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Ilia Topuria is not interested in fighting a contender in the March match in the UFC lightweight division. The recent times for the featherweight champion have been quite intriguing. After pushing ...

It’s official! Ilia Topuria has vacated his UFC featherweight title and will now move up to the lightweight division. And while this has been one of the biggest news going around, the ...

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If anybody can beat Islam Makhachev, it's Ilia Topuria— that's according to Alexander Volkanovski, who has fought both UFC ...

Ilia Topuria is chasing down Islam Makhachev, with the hopes of defeating the Russian to claim the UFC lightweight title. However, not everyone believes the Spanish-Georgian ought to go straight ...

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 ...