UFC fans might finally see the grudge match between Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria now that ‘El Matador’ has moved up to lightweight. The trash talk has already begun. Topuria vacated his ...

Ilia Topuria has taken the entire UFC world by storm. In a recent update, the UFC featherweight champion decided to vacate his UFC title. This came as a shock for many as Topuria relinquishing his ...

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 claims he shed over a stone in one day while adhering to a very restrictive diet for mixed martial arts fighters. Topuria has established himself as one of the UFC's most popular ...

For a long time, Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett's heated rivalry was restricted to social media, interviews and rare backstage confrontations. A fight between them isn't far-fetched now that ...

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 ...

It seems clear that everyone wants to see a fight between Ilia Topuria (16-0) and Islam Makhachev (27-1)... except for the Dagestani fighter himself. 'El Matador' is determined to leave the ...

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. With McGregor back in ...

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 ...

Farewell, UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. Hello, UFC lightweight contender Ilia Topuria. This was the gist of UFC CEO Dana White’s announcement via Instagram Live on Wednesday night.

Ilia Topuria last competed last October when he defeated Max Holloway via third-round knockout at UFC 308 to defend his featherweight title for the first time. While he was widely expected to face ...

If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG UFC featherweight star Ilia Topuria officially vacated his belt at 145 pounds and ...