MMA coach Din Thomas says Ilia Topuria’s move up to lightweight came too soon after the featherweight champion’s decision to ...

Ilia Topuria narrowly avoided a shock defeat against Jai Herbert in his lightweight debut before rendering him unconscious, ...

Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria have long been entangled in an online feud that occasionally splashed out into the real world, but it’s now much worse. No matter how controversial, ...

As announced by Dana White last month, Topuria opted to vacate his featherweight gold in hopes of conquering another weight ...

British UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett thinks Ilia Topuria's jump up to lightweight will prove to be an ill-advised move ...

Ilia Topuria is keeping the pressure on Islam Makhachev. Aiming to attain a double champion status, Topuria wants to move up in weight and fight Islam Makhachev. However, Makhachev has downplayed ...

Soon-to-be former featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria has been ruled out of a title eliminator at the lightweight limit in ...

Ilia Topuria is not interested in fighting a contender in the March match in the UFC lightweight division. The recent times for the featherweight champion have been quite intriguing. After pushing ...

Ilia Topuria’s move up to lightweight has raised question marks over his next steps. “Topuria felt like he’s done all that he can in that division and he feels like he cemented his legacy ...

Paddy Pimblett warns UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria about returning to lightweight.

Based in Rochester, England, Simon Head is a veteran sports editor who has covered sports for national and international outlets since 2000, and is one of the longest-tenured MMA journalists in ...

It seems clear that everyone wants to see a fight between Ilia Topuria (16-0) and Islam Makhachev (27-1)... except for the Dagestani fighter himself. 'El Matador' is determined to leave the ...