Ilia Topuria hopes to be fighting UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev sometime soon and “El Matador” is confident he’d find a way to finish the pound-for-pound king. Given the massive ...

Messi made his first outing as a substitute since the middle of March. As an ardent supporter of Real Madrid, Lilia Topuria will almost certainly make his championship defence debut at the storied ...

Ilia Topuria has lightweight gold in his crosshairs. The now-former UFC featherweight champion surprised the MMA world two weeks ago when the promotion announced he would vacate the 145-pound ...

In pursuit of a second belt at lightweight, Topuria relinquished the UFC featherweight title last month, opening the door for fantasy fights we never thought imaginable. "When we announce it ...

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 ...

Ilia Topuria’s coach, Jorge Climent, was the first to share key updates on his fighter’s future, highlighting his difficulties in making weight. Now, Topuria has officially relinquished his ...

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 ...

🗣️ Islam Makhachev on Ilia Topuria: “I heard [Ilia] has problems cutting weight… he’s probably already gained fat from the good life… Advertisement Let him move up, and when he earns ...

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 ...

The biggest shock? Ilia Topuria, the No. 3 pound-for-pound fighter, is vacating his featherweight title. Topuria says he can’t make the weight anymore and is officially moving up to lightweight.