Ilia Topuria’s former opponent believes that if the stars align perfectly in his favor, “El Matador” has the potential to enter the greatest of all time (GOAT) discussion. Last week, Topuria ...

The bigger they are, the harder they fall. The UFC lightweight division receives warning from one of Ilia Topuria's former foes ahead of his move up to the weight class. Featherweight Champ ...

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 ...

Undefeated UFC fighters are dropping like flies in 2025 and fans are taking notice. Jean Matsumoto’s defeat at UFC Seattle on Saturday marked the 11th time this year that an undefeated fighter ...

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 ...

Ilia Topuria aims to challenge Islam Makhachev for the lightweight belt, but Javier Mendez believes he needs to prove himself in the division first. Mendez suggests a fight against Charles ...

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.

Alexander Volkanovski’s coach Joe Lopez believes Ilia Topuria is following the Conor McGregor model by moving to lightweight. As we know, Ilia Topuria is making a move from the featherweight division ...

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A new UFC Featherweight Champion will be crowned in Miami. In a whirlwind of news on Wednesday night, Dana White announced that Ilia Topuria has vacated the UFC Featherweight title. The UFC CEO ...

Ilia Topuria is undoubtedly one of the biggest superstars on the current UFC roster. The featherweight king has proved his mettle against some of the biggest names in history. Last year, he knocked ...