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 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 spoken out for the first time after bringing his dominant reign in the UFC featherweight division to an end.

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 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.

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 ...

UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria has had enough of Conor McGregor's MMA comeback proclamations and has taken a stand against the Irish-born star's immediate future. Topuria is four months ...

Ilia Topuria has fired shots at Dagestani mixed martial artists, claiming they haven’t got the mentality to make it through tough fights. In recent times, the Spanish-Georgian has cemented his ...

UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria's dominance ... Although Topuria wants to challenge lightweight champion Islam Makhachev next, he's not short of contenders just yet, with the likes of ...

Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria have long been entangled in an online feud that occasionally splashed out into the real world, but it’s now much worse. No matter how controversial, ...

Based in Rochester, England, Simon Head is a veteran sports editor who has been covering sport for national and international outlets since 2000, and is one of the longest-tenured MMA journalists ...

Ilia Topuria was once enamored with Conor McGregor, but those days are long behind him. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), the current UFC featherweight champion, is disappointed with McGregor in the ...