Ilia Topuria will face Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 317, as Islam Makhachev pursues the welterweight championship against Jack Della Maddalena.
Ilia Topuria's journey to lightweight fame? It skips Islam Makhachev.
When Topuria vacated his featherweight belt in February, a clash with Makhachev seemed inevitable. The two top pound-for-pound fighters squaring off for the...