Ilia Topuria News

Cole Shelton - March 10, 2024

Ilia Topuria isn’t interested in fighting Sean O’Malley next. O’Malley defended his bantamweight title for the first time on Saturday night with a masterful performance against Marlon Vera. It was a one-sided fight as O’Malley won all five rounds to defend his title with ease.

Harry Kettle - March 6, 2024

Ilia Topuria’s coach Jorge Climent has given his thoughts on Alexander Volkanovski getting a rematch for the title. Just a few weeks ago, Ilia Topuria knocked out Alexander Volkanovski to become the new UFC featherweight champion. In doing so, he brought an end to the Australian’s incredible reign as the king at 145 pounds.

Harry Kettle - March 1, 2024

UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley has reacted to the idea that Ilia Topuria isn’t interested in fighting him. Following his win at UFC 298, Ilia Topuria has been a pretty popular guy. A plethora of fighters have been calling him out, with Sean O’Malley even throwing his name in the hat.

Josh Evanoff - February 29, 2024

Former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is going to take some time off. ‘The Great’ is fresh off his return earlier this month against Ilia Topuria. The featherweight champion was back for the first time since a knockout loss to Islam Makhachev in October, a short-notice bout for him. Unfortunately for Alexander Volkanovski, he suffered yet another stoppage loss against ‘El Matador’.

Harry Kettle - February 27, 2024

UFC featherweight Mosvar Evloev has questioned Ilia Topuria for calling out the likes of Khabib Nurmagmedov. Ever since becoming world champion, Ilia Topuria has been pretty busy. From interviews to celebrations and beyond, he’s enjoying life as the king. Alas, as you can imagine, there’s also been a lot of interest from other fighters who want to battle him. This includes Movsar Evloev, another undefeated fighter currently residing in the top 15 at 145 pounds.

Harry Kettle - February 26, 2024

UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria received an incredible welcome at the weekend prior to Real Madrid’s clash with Sevilla. Earlier this month, Ilia Topuira knocked out Alexander Volkanovski to become the new king of the featherweights. It completed his remarkable rise to the top of the 145-pound division, with Topuria himself predicting this would happen for quite some time.

Harry Kettle - February 23, 2024

UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria will be celebrated at an upcoming Real Madrid match this weekend. Earlier this month, Ilia Topuria became the new king at 145 pounds. He did so by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski – something that nobody in the UFC had been able to do at featherweight. He’s undefeated, he’s getting better with every fight, and his star power is growing rapidly. At this rate, the promotion may have their next big European sensation.

Josh Evanoff - February 22, 2024

Aljamain Sterling is well aware that it’s going to take a lot to defeat UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. ‘Funk Master’ has been out of action since a knockout loss to Sean O’Malley last August at UFC 292. The defeat ended Aljamain Sterling’s historic bantamweight title reign in spectacular fashion. After the defeat, he called for a rematch with ‘Sugar’, but Dana White and company instead booked the champion against Marlon Vera.

Cole Shelton - February 21, 2024

Brian Ortega doesn’t think Alexander Volanovski looked like his usual self in his UFC 298 title fight against Ilia Topuria. Volkanovski was coming off a KO loss to Islam Makhachev back in October for the lightweight title and was making a fairly quick turnaround to face the undefeated challenger. Heading into the fight, Volkanovski was a slight betting favorite, but Topuria was confident he would KO the champ.

Harry Kettle - February 21, 2024

UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria has made quite the debut in the pound-for-pound rankings. Last weekend at UFC 298, Ilia Topuria won the UFC featherweight championship. He did so by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski, a man who is widely considered to be one of the best fighters on the planet. It served as the latest in a string of memorable wins in his MMA career, as he fulfilled the prophecy he set out for himself years ago.

Harry Kettle - February 21, 2024

Demetrious Johnson has explained why he doesn’t like Alexander Volkanovski’s chances in a rematch against Ilia Topuria. Last weekend at UFC 298, Ilia Topuria shocked the world by knocking Alexander Volkanovski out cold. In doing so, he vaulted himself into a level of superstardom that we haven’t seen in quite some time.

Cole Shelton - February 20, 2024

Joe Lopez the head coach of Alexander Volkanovski knows his fighter has a much better skill set than Ilia Topuria, despite the loss at UFC 298. Volkanovski was headlining UFC 298 on Saturday as he was looking to defend his featherweight title against the undefeated fighter. Heading into the scrap, many were torn on who would win, as Topuria was full of confidence that he would KO Volkanovski.

Josh Evanoff - February 19, 2024

UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley wants Ilia Topuria over Merab Dvalishvili for an interesting reason. ‘Sugar’ is currently scheduled to return to the octagon next month in the main event of UFC 299. For Sean O’Malley, the title defense will be the first of his bantamweight reign, previously capturing the championship with a knockout win over Aljamain Sterling. First up for the new champion is a rematch with Marlon Vera.

Harry Kettle - February 19, 2024

UFC star Israel Adesanya has released a video of him reacting to Alexander Volkanovski’s loss to Ilia Topuria. On Saturday night, Ilia Topuria became the new UFC featherweight champion. He did so by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski, fulfilling the prophecy he set out for himself. The Georgian-Spaniard looked calm, cool and collected as he overcame adversity to defeat ‘The Great’ and claim the title.

Harry Kettle - February 19, 2024

UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria has responded to a recent callout from contender Movsar Evloev. Last weekend, Ilia Topuria made his way to the top of the featherweight division. He did so by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski, a man who had previously never been beaten at 145 pounds in the UFC. Now, as you can imagine, fans are interested to see what happens next. Whether it be Volkanovski in an immediate rematch or another top name, things are looking interesting for the Spaniard.

Harry Kettle - February 19, 2024

UFC star Conor McGregor has responded to the challenge issued by UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. On Saturday night, Ilia Topuria knocked out Alexander Volkanovski to become the new king at 145 pounds. It serves as the ultimate vindication after years of him proclaiming that he’d reach this point, and now, he’s ready for the superstardom that comes alongside such a position.

Harry Kettle - February 18, 2024

UFC CEO Dana White has reacted to Ilia Topuria’s blockbuster knockout over Alexander Volkanovski. Last night, Ilia Topuria shocked the world. He knocked out Alexander Volkanovski in the second round of their mammoth title showdown, becoming the new UFC featherweight champion in the process. With the win, Topuria now has the chance to become a true breakout star in the promotion after a phenomenal rise to the top.

Chris Taylor - February 17, 2024

Tonight’s UFC 298 event was headlined by a men’s featherweight title fight between Alex Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria. Volkanovski (26-4 MMA) had entered the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a nasty knockout loss to Islam Makhachev in a short notice fight for the promotion‘s lightweight title at UFC 294 last October. ‘The Great’ entered tonight’s event having never lost at featherweight and was looking to defend his 145lbs title for the sixth time when took to the Octagon this evening.