US EditionIlia Topuria Makes Case for Being UFC's Pound-for-Pound Best with First-Round KO of Charles Oliveira
- Ilia Topuria captured the vacant UFC lightweight championship by knocking out Charles Oliveira in the first round during the main event held in Las Vegas on June 28, 2025.
- Topuria moved up to the 155-pound division after Islam Makhachev vacated the belt by moving to welterweight, while Oliveira was stripped of the title in May 2022 for missing weight.
- Topuria executed a precise game plan using many jabs and a right hand to set up a left hook knockout at 2:27 of round one, ending Oliveira's first KO/TKO loss since 2017.
- Topuria explained that he followed their strategy perfectly, using a combination of punches that quickly ended the fight, while Dana White remarked that this event marked a major breakthrough for him.
- Topuria became the first undefeated two-division UFC champion with a 17-0 record, solidifying his rise while Oliveira faces a long road back to contention.
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Ilia Topuria landed a right hook on Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 that left the Brazilian former world champion's eyes wide open.
Ilia Topuria makes UFC statement with quick stoppage of Charles Oliveira
LAS VEGAS, USA – Ilia Topuria made good on his promise to finish Charles Oliveira in the first two or three rounds, knocking the future UFC hall-of-famer with an explosive combo 2:27 into the fight on Saturday, June 28 (Sunday, June 29, Manila time), for the vacant UFC lightweight crown. THE KNOCKOUT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD 😱ILIA TOPURIA IS DIFFERENT‼️👏 #UFC317 pic.twitter.com/xUpn1xLBvT— ESPN (@espn) June 29, 2025 Topuria’s win makes him the …
After having been sacred in the feather weights, Ilia Topuria took off the belt of light weights by beating by K.O. Charles Oliveira at the end of an enlivened UFC 317 evening.
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