US EditionUFC 317: Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira for vacant lightweight title headlines International Fight Week
- UFC 317 will headline the vacant lightweight title fight between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira on June 28 in Las Vegas.
- The fight comes after Islam Makhachev decided to relinquish his lightweight championship in order to compete in the welterweight division against Jack Della Maddalena.
- Topuria, a Spaniard with a 16-0 record who relinquished his featherweight title earlier this year, will fight Oliveira, a Brazilian former champion with a 35-10 record.
- Topuria took to social media to express his confidence in becoming the lightweight division champion on June 29, while Oliveira preemptively apologized, emphasizing that he is competing to achieve his own dreams.
- This title bout at UFC 317 marks Topuria's first full lightweight fight and addresses the vacancy prompted by Makhachev's move, shaping the division's future.
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