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.

Paddy Pimblett feels a fight against Ilia Topuria could headline a UFC pay-per-view without a championship belt on the line.

UFC president Dana White shocked the world Thursday night when he announced that UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria was ... ranked contenders such as Josh Emmett (No. 8), Youssef Zalal ...

Josh Emmett will return more than 15 months after his KO of Bryce Mitchell to face unbeaten contender Lerone Murphy in a UFC main event.

Josh Emmett (L) and Lerone Murphy ... That win snapped a two-fight skid as Emmett suffered 2023 losses to Ilia Topuria and Yair Rodriguez. But the Team Alpha Male veteran has victories over ...

"When we announce it, you won't believe it. Get ready," Topuria wrote on 'X'. When we announce it, you won't believe it. Get ready. — Ilia Topuria (@Topuriailia) March 6, 2025 What announcement ...

Ilia Topuria made one of the biggest decisions of his life. After having won the UFC featherweight championship, he decided to vacate it! Moving up to the lightweight division for a probable ...

A 25-year-old Ilia Topuria nearly lost his undefeated record at UFC London three years ago. It was Topuria's debut in the UFC lightweight division, an extremely tough one against 6'1" British ...