Ilia Topuria Vacates Title, Volkanovski-Lopes Fight for Belt

Dana White explains Ilia Topuria's decision to vacate UFC featherweight title
UFC CEO Dana White announced Ilia Topuria will be vacating the featherweight title to continue his career at 155 pounds. Here’s why.
Ilia Topuria Vacates Featherweight Title, New Title Fight Set For UFC 314
Ilia Topuria has decided to depart the UFC featherweight division, and former champ Alexander Volkanovski is set to fight for the vacant title at UFC 314.
UFC 314: Ilia Topuria vacates UFC featherweight title, Volkanovski vs. Lopes title bout headlines slew of announcements
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UFC 314: Ilia Topuria vacates featherweight title, Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes to battle for belt
Alexander Volkanovski can become UFC featherweight champion again without avenging his loss to Ilia Topuria. UFC CEO Dana White announced Wednesday evening that Volkanovski will fight Diego Lopes for the vacant title at UFC 314.
Ilia Topuria Vacates Title, Volkanovski-Lopes Fight for Belt; UFC 315 Card Revealed
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Ilia Topuria vacates featherweight title, Volkanovski-Lopes set for vacant title clash
It's all change at the top of the UFC featherweight division. UFC president and CEO Dana White has announced that champion Ilia Topuria has officially vacated t
Ilia Topuria speaks out for first time since vacating UFC featherweight title
Ilia Topuria has spoken out for the first time after bringing his dominant reign in the UFC featherweight division to an end.
UFC 314 headlined by Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes title bout with Ilia Topuria vacating
Dana White announced UFC 314 for Miami and atop the card is a surprising title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes.
Dana White drops massive Ilia Topuria news, title fight announcements for UFC 314 & 315
UFC CEO Dana White dropped huge news Wednesday night announcing a batch of fights over the course of the next two months.
Bombshell in the UFC: Ilia Topuria vacates featherweight title and moves up to lightweight
And Dana White dropped the bombshell. It was a hectic Wednesday in Las Vegas, a day of announcements about the immediate future of the UFC. But one stood out above all the rest and
Volkanovski to fight Lopes for UFC title vacated by Topuria
Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes were booked to fight for the featherweight championship at UFC 314 after Ilia Topuria vacated his title to move up to the lightweight division.
Ilia Topuria's lightweight jump is the stuff MMA legends are made of — if he can pull it off
Topuria could become an instant MMA great with his plan to vacate the UFC featherweight title and move up to lightweight.
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Rizvan Magomedov Suggests Ilia Topuria Must Prove Worthiness For Title Shot Against Islam Makhachev
Rizvan Magomedov insists Ilia Topuria must prove himself worthy before earning a title shot against Islam Makhachev.
Ilia Topuria lashes out at former UFC double-champ Conor McGregor: 'Bigger than him'
'El Matador' boldly called out Conor McGregor for a wasted career path since losing the lightweight and featherweight titles.
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Ilia Topuria provides interesting assessment of Dagestani fighters
UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria has given an interesting assessment of how Dagestani fighters perform in competitive fights.
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Ilia Topuria Continue His Rant On Islam Makhachev Claiming The Lightweight Champion Is ‘Afraid’ To Fight Him
Ilia Topuria continues his rant on Islam Makhachev, claiming the lightweight champion is "afraid" to face him in the octagon.
Ilia Topuria scoffs at Jon Jones being compared to Khabib and Islam in UFC GOAT debate
Khabib Nurmagomedov next to Jon Jones in terms of legacy? Not a chance, says Ilia Topuria. The former UFC lightweight ...