Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) walked through that door at UFC 317 in June, when the former featherweight champion moved up in ...

Ilia Topuria’s UFC 317 win put him at No. 1 in the pound-for-pound rankings. Islam Makhachev calls it marketing and eyes a ...

Islam Makhachev sees being overtaken on the UFC pound-for-pound ranks by Ilia Topuria as an opportunity for them to fight.

Islam Makhachev has been de-throned as the UFC Lightweight champion. The change in pound-for-pound No. 1 ranking occurred ...

Islam Makhachev isn’t losing any sleep over Ilia Topuria suddenly jumping him in the UFC rankings because he’s got bigger ...

Arman Tsarukyan is trying his best to coax Ilia Topuria into a fight. Tsarukyan (22-3) was scheduled to challenge Islam ...

However, Makhachev was replaced as the pound-for-pound number one last month when Ilia Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira ...

Islam Makhachev thinks the UFC is trying to set up a fight with Ilia Topuria. | Getty/UFC Islam Makhachev believes the ...

Daniel Cormier recently opened up about a potential fight between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria.

Khabib Nurmagomedov is "more concerned" about Islam Makhachev losing to Jack Della Maddalena than he ever was Ilia Topuria.

— Ilia Topuria (@Topuriailia) October 3, 2024 Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight king Ilia Topuria is rallying hard for a double champ bid against lightweight champ Islam Makhachev.

Topuria provided a theory as to why the fight's wheels aren't in motion, which differs from Makhachev's reasoning entirely. Ilia Topuria says Islam Makhachev is afraid to fight him 😳 "He's afraid.