Dana White is no stranger to negotiating through the media, but if Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria can be made, you make it.

Topuria, 28, now heads to the perpetually stacked lightweight division to dethrone the champion, Uncrowned's pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter Islam Makhachev. Or at least, that's the expectation.

Dana White dismisses rumors about the UFC forcing Ilia Topuria to vacate the featherweight title, calling the speculation ...

Alexander Volkanovski focuses on wrestling as he looks to reclaim the featherweight crown, emphasizing its importance in his ...

No, he did that,” White revealed about Topuria’s decision to relinquish his belt before changing weight classes. “He said, ‘I ...

At the UFC Seattle post-fight scrum, White also clarified that Ilia Topuria’s decision to vacate his featherweight belt was a ...

If Diego Lopes is to be believed, the era of two-division champions is over in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Khabib Nurmagomedov suggests submission artist Charles Oliveira would be a fair fight for Ilia Topuria, favoring the ...

UFC lightweight contender, Dan Hooker believes the UFC stripped Ilia Topuria of his featherweight title as a show of power ...

Volkanovski’s head coach, Joe Lopez, thinks Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is following the footsteps of the sport’s biggest ...

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In a blockbuster announcement made by UFC CEO Dana White on Wednesday, featherweight titleholder Ilia Topuria has vacated his ...