Ilia Topuria News
Ilia Topuria hints a fight announcement is imminent: "El Matador is back"
UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria sounds like he's weeks away from a return to the cage for his first title defense. Topuria earned the UFC featherweight title by handing Alexander Volkanovski his… Read more
Ilia Topuria hits back at Conor McGregor after threatening to "Slap the head off" him at BKFC presser
Tensions are intensifying between UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria and superstar Conor McGregor. After withdrawing from his scheduled UFC bout with Michael Chandler at UFC 303, McGregor is recovering from a foot… Read more
Sean O’Malley offers dim forecast for fellow UFC champion Ilia Topuria: “Gonna be the next Cody Garbrandt”
UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley has given his thoughts on the future of fellow champ Ilia Topuria. As we know, Sean O'Malley is one of the biggest stars in mixed martial arts.… Read more
Sean O’Malley vents frustration over the current UFC pound-for-pound rankings: “How’s Ilia higher?”
Sean O'Malley is venting his frustration over the current UFC pound-for-pound rankings. The official UFC rankings garnered some changes following UFC 303 this past weekend. The UFC 303 main event featured Alex… Read more
Ilia Topuria reveals Max Holloway may not be his next opponent, 'Blessed' responds
UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria has given an update on his first title defense. Topuria won the featherweight title back in February with a knockout win over Alexander Volkanovski. The Georgian-Spaniard still… Read more
Paddy Pimblett claims Ilia Topuria is "scared to take the fight" with Max Holloway
Paddy Pimblett says Ilia Topuria is sacred to take the fight with Max Holloway for his first title defense. Topuria became the UFC's featherweight champion back in February with a knockout win… Read more
UFC champion Ilia Topuria lashes out at "mentally broken" Conor McGregor
UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria has lashed out at Conor McGregor as talk of a potential superfight continues. As the king of the featherweight division, Ilia Topuria is on top of the… Read more
Javier Mendez dismisses Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria: "He doesn't need to fight him"
American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez isn't a fan of the idea of matching up UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev against Ilia Topuria, at least not right now. Topuria has quickly… Read more
Ilia Topuria reveals prediction for potential fight against UFC champion Sean O'Malley: "I can do whatever I want to him"
UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria believes he can do whatever he wants to Sean O'Malley. 'El Matador' is currently awaiting his next UFC assignment. In February, Ilia Topuria defeated then-featherweight champion Alexander… Read more
Ilia Topuria reveals Max Holloway fight is being targeted for the Las Vegas Sphere: "I want to fight as soon as possible"
UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria wants to fight Max Holloway sooner rather than later. 'El Matador' has been out of action since his shot at featherweight gold in the main event of… Read more
Conor McGregor trashes reigning UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria: “He reminds me of a little r*tard Artem Lobov”
UFC superstar Conor McGregor has given his honest thoughts on UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. Since knocking out Alexander Volkanovski to win the belt at 145 pounds, Ilia Topuria has become quite… Read more
Conor McGregor explains why he would pick Max Holloway to defeat “non-champion” Ilia Topuria
Conor McGregor has explained why he would back Max Holloway to defeat Ilia Topuria in a possible superfight. At UFC 300, Max Holloway put the lightweight and featherweight divisions on notice. He… Read more
Chael Sonnen goes to bat for Ilia Topuria following criticism of BMF title demands for Max Holloway fight
Chael Sonnen is going to bat for Ilia Topuria following recent criticism of his BMF title demands for the Max Holloway fight. The undefeated Ilia Topuria (15-0 MMA) most recently defeated Alexander… Read more
Ilia Topuria calls out Joe Rogan: "UFC never offered me this fight"
Ilia Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC), the UFC’s newly minted featherweight champion, is unhappy after recent comments from UFC color commentator Joe Rogan regarding Topuria's intention not to immediately rematch Alexander Volkanovski… Read more
Max Holloway hits back after Ilia Topuria questions his desire to fight for the featherweight belt: 'You're spiraling!'
BMF titleholder Max Holloway wasn't one to hold animosity toward other UFC fighters, until Ilia Topuria claimed the featherweight throne. Holloway earned the BMF belt by knocking out Justin Gaethje with one… Read more
Alex Volkanovski tells Ilia Topuria to step up and start acting like a champion: “He’s saying no to everyone”
Alex Volkanovski is telling Ilia Topuria to step up and start acting like a champion. The undefeated Topuria is the current UFC featherweight champion. It was Volkanovski (26-4 MMA) vs. Topuria (15-0… Read more
UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria plans to be the highest paid fighter in the world in 2025: “I have no doubt”
UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria wants to become one of the highest paid athletes in the world next year. Right now, Ilia Topuria is living his best life. He's the king of… Read more
Ilia Topuria claps back at Max Holloway over BMF title talk: “If you don’t like the terms I’m sure Ortega will oblige”
Ilia Topuria has fired back at Max Holloway and claims Brian Ortega could be getting the next featherweight title shot. In the lead-up to Holloway's UFC 300 fight against Justin Gaethje for… Read more