Ilia Topuria has decided to depart the UFC featherweight division, and former champ Alexander Volkanovski is set to fight for ...

Topuria could become an instant MMA great with his plan to vacate the UFC featherweight title and move up to lightweight.

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

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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 ...

Alexander Volkanovski returns for a featherweight title fight against Diego Lopes at UFC 314. Ilia Topuria has moved up to ...

Alexander Volkanovski, who has fought both Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev, has made his prediction should the fight ever ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Ilia Topuria could have a massive task on his hands, with two of the featherweight division’s toughest competitors set to go head-to-head, with a shot at the belt likely on the line. On October ...